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Lexicon :: Strong's H4583 - māʿôn

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מָעוֹן
Transliteration
māʿôn
Pronunciation
maw-ohn'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as עוֹנָה (H5772)
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TWOT Reference: 1581a

Strong’s Definitions

מָעוֹן mâʻôwn, maw-ohn'; or מָעִין mâʻîyn; (1 Chronicles 4:41), from the same as H5772; an abode, of God (the Tabernacle or the Temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum):—den, dwelling((-) place), habitation.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's H4583 in the following manner: habitation (10x), dwelling (4x), den (2x), dwelling place (2x), dwellingplace (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's H4583 in the following manner: habitation (10x), dwelling (4x), den (2x), dwelling place (2x), dwellingplace (1x).

  1. dwelling, habitation, refuge

    1. lair, refuge (of jackals)

    2. dwelling

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָעוֹן mâʻôwn, maw-ohn'; or מָעִין mâʻîyn; (1 Chronicles 4:41), from the same as H5772; an abode, of God (the Tabernacle or the Temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum):—den, dwelling((-) place), habitation.
STRONGS H4583: Abbreviations
† I. מָעוֺן noun [masculine] dwelling, habitation; — absolute מ׳ Psalm 71:3 +, construct מְעוֺן Jeremiah 25:30 +, suffix מְעוֺנֶ֑ךָ Psalm 91:9, etc.; —
1. lair of jackals Jeremiah 9:10; Jeremiah 10:22; Jeremiah 49:33; Jeremiah 51:37 (all of desolated cities); אֲרָיוֺת מ׳ Nahum 2:12 (|| מִרְעֶה; figurative of Nineveh).
2. dwelling of י׳ :
a. in heaven קָדְשְׁךָ מ׳ Deuteronomy 26:15 compare Jeremiah 25:30 (|| מָרוֺם), Zechariah 2:17; Psalm 68:6; 2 Chronicles 30:27.
b. in temple בְּיתֶ֑ךָ מ׳ Psalm 26:8, מְעוֺנוֺ 2 Chronicles 36:15 (only here alone).
3. figurative of י׳ as abode of his people, צוּר מ׳ Psalm 71:3, מ׳ alone Psalm 90:1; Psalm 91:9. — מ׳ 1 Samuel 2:29, 32 is unintelligible (see Commentaries), possibly read מְעוֺיֵן (eyeing [enviously], see עין denominative) Klo HPS, compare Greek Version of the LXX Bu. מְעוֺנָהּ Zephaniah 3:7 is difficult in context, Greek Version of the LXX We Now read מֵעֵינֶיה (compare Joshua 9:23; 2 Samuel 3:29).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

26:15

Joshua

9:23

1 Samuel

2:29; 2:32

2 Samuel

3:29

2 Chronicles

30:27; 36:15

Psalms

26:8; 68:6; 71:3; 71:3; 90:1; 91:9; 91:9

Jeremiah

9:10; 10:22; 25:30; 25:30; 49:33; 51:37

Nahum

2:12

Zephaniah

3:7

H4583

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Strong's Number H4583 matches the Hebrew מָעוֹן (māʿôn),
which occurs 17 times in 17 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:15 - Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the ground which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:29 - Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation, and honorest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:32 - And thou shalt behold the affliction of my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel; and there shall not be an old man in thy house for ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 30:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:27 - Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy habitation, even unto heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:15 - And Jehovah, the God of their fathers, sent to them by his messengers, rising up early and sending, because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling-place:

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:8 -
Jehovah, I love the habitation of thy house,
And the place where thy glory dwelleth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:5 -
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows,
Is God in his holy habitation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:3 -
Be thou to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort:
Thou hast given commandment to save me;
For thou art my rock and my fortress.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 90:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:1 -
A Prayer of Moses the man of God.
Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place
In all generations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 91:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:9 -
For thou, O Jehovah, art my refuge!
Thou hast made the Most High thy habitation;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:11 - And I will make Jerusalem heaps, a dwelling-place of jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:22 - The voice of tidings, behold, it cometh, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling-place of jackals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:30 - Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, Jehovah will roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he will mightily roar against his fold; he will give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:33 - And Hazor shall be a dwelling-place of jackals, a desolation for ever: no man shall dwell there, neither shall any son of man sojourn therein.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:37 - And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwelling-place for jackals, an astonishment, and a hissing, without inhabitant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:11 - Where is the den of the lions, and the feeding-place of the young lions, where the lion and the lioness walked, the lion’s whelp, and none made them afraid?

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 2:13 - Be silent, all flesh, before Jehovah; for he is waked up out of his holy habitation.
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