Moriah
[məˈraɪə]Meaning
Hebrew place name, possibly "seen by Yahweh"
Background Story
Moriah is a Hebrew place name in the Old Testament, given both to the land where Abraham is to sacrifice Isaac and to the mountain on which Solomon builds the temple. The Hebrew form is Moriya, possibly meaning "seen by Yahweh". Since the 1980s it has occasionally been used as a feminine given name in America.
Temperament
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