- Original: מואבית מואביּה מואבי - Transliteration: Mow'abiy - Phonetic: mo-aw-bee' - Definition: Moabite = from father: what father? 1. an citizen of Moab 2. an inhabitant of the land of Moab - Origin: patronymical from H4124 - TWOT entry: 1155a - Part(s) of speech: Adjective - Strong's: Patronymic from H4124 ; a Moabite or Moabitess that is a descendant from Moab: - (woman) of Moab Moabite (-ish -ss). Total KJV Occurrences: 16 • Moab, 2 Ruth 1:4; Nehemiah 13:23 • Moabite, 3 Deuteronomy 23:3; 1 Chronicles 11:46; Nehemiah 13:1 • Moabites, 4 Deuteronomy 2:11; Deuteronomy 2:29; 1 Kings 11:1; Ezra 9:1 • Moabitess, 6 Ruth 1:22; Ruth 2:2; Ruth 2:21; Ruth 4:5; Ruth 4:10; 2 Chronicles 24:26 • Moabitish, 1 Ruth 2:6