Morah
/moʊˈrɑː/noun
A female teacher, especially in a Jewish religious or Hebrew-school setting.
Did you know?Morah comes from the same Hebrew root as Torah, whose original sense is “instruction” or “teaching,” not simply “law.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*y-r-y
“A root associated with casting, directing, or pointing; it later developed instructional meanings in Hebrew.”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
יָרָה (yārāh)
“To teach, instruct, or point out.”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
מֹרֶה (mōreh)
“A male teacher or instructor.”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
מוֹרָה (morāh)
“A female teacher or instructor, the feminine form of mōreh.”
Modern Hebrew
Hebrew
מוֹרָה (morah)
“A female teacher, especially in school or religious education.”
20th–21st Century
English
morah
“An English loanword used particularly in Jewish educational and religious communities.”