(Mount) Moriah
mo.riy.yah names the place called Moriah, identified with a land of mountains and a mount in Jerusalem.
mo.riy.yah is used as a proper place name: Genesis 22:2 locates a land of Moriah with mountains, while 2 Chronicles 3:1 names Mount Moriah in Jerusalem as the site where Solomon began building the house of the LORD.
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Place name for Moriah and its mountains · dominant
Both occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper and identify a location. In Genesis 22:2 the APB renders the destination as "the land of Moriah" and refers to one of its mountains; in 2 Chronicles 3:1 it renders "Mount Moriah" in Jerusalem, where Solomon began to build the house of the LORD.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as "the land of Moriah" in Genesis 22:2 and "Mount Moriah" in 2 Chronicles 3:1. These are verse-level renderings in a translation.