מוֹרָה

מוֹרָהI m. (b. h.; = מערה, of Phoenician origin, v. Wellh. Text d. B. Sam., p. 146, sq.) razor. Naz.IX, 5; Midr. Sam. ch. 2 מה מ׳ האמור(ה)וכ׳ as the word morah which is used in connection with Samson (Jud. 13:5) intimates that he shall be a nazarite, so also (1 Sam. 1:11); v. next w.Num. R. s. 10 why is the razor (תער) called morah? שאין השער מתייראוכ׳ for the hair is afraid of nothing but the razor (v. מוֹרָא); v. Midr. Sam. l. c.