LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Mōab

Meaning

  1. indecl., the mountainous region on the eastern coast of the Dead Sea, extending from Zoar to the river Arnon

Mōab, f.
I. indecl., the mountainous region on the eastern coast of the Dead Sea, extending from Zoar to the river Arnon, Vulg. Gen. 36, 35; 48, 15 and 20, etc.—Hence,
A. Mōăbītēs, ae, m., an inhabitant of Moab, a Moabite, Vulg. 1 Chron. 11, 46.—Plur.: Moabitae (= Μωαβῖται), the Moabites, Vulg. Gen. 19, 37 et saep.—
B. Mōăbītis, tĭdis, f. (Μωαβῖτις).
1. Moabite (sc. regio), the land of the Moabites, Moab, Vulg. Ruth, 1, 1.—
2. Subst., a Moabitish woman, Vulg. Ruth, 1, 22.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyMoabMoab (Μωάβ), vallis, regio, campestria, &c [MOABITAE] The notice of Eusebius may be here introduced (Onomast. s. v. Μωάβ):-- A city of Arabia, now cal…

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What does Mōab mean in Latin?
Mōab, a proper noun, means “indecl., the mountainous region on the eastern coast of the Dead Sea, extending from Zoar to the river Arnon”.