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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 Your holy dwelling above, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel, and the land which You have given us, as You have sworn to our fathers, a land [of plenty] [fn]flowing with milk and honey.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:29 - ‘Why then do you kick at (despise) My sacrifice and My offering which I commanded in My dwelling place, and honor your sons more than Me, by fattening yourselves with the choicest part of every offering of My people Israel?’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:32 - ‘You will look at the distress of My [fn]house (the tabernacle), in spite of all the good which God will do for Israel, and there will never again be an old man in your house.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 30:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:27 - Then the priests and Levites stood and blessed the people; and their voice was heard and their prayer came up to His holy dwelling place, to heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:15 -

The LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to them again and again by His messengers, 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 -

O LORD, I love the habitation of Your house

And the place where Your glory dwells.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:5 -

A father of the fatherless and a judge and protector 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 to me a rock of refuge and a sheltering stronghold to which I may continually come;

You have given the commandment to save me,

For You are 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, You have been our dwelling place [our refuge, our sanctuary, our stability] in all generations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 91:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:9 -

Because you have made the LORD, [who is] my refuge,

Even the Most High, your dwelling place,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:11 -

“I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins,

A haunt and 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 sound of a report! Behold, [the invader] comes—

A great commotion from the country of the north (Babylonia)—

To make the cities of Judah

A desolation, a haunt and dwelling place of jackals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:30 -

“Therefore prophesy all these words against them and say to them:

‘The LORD will roar from on high

And utter His voice from His holy dwelling;

He will roar mightily against His fold and pasture.

He will jubilantly shout like those who tread the grapes [in the wine press],

Against all the inhabitants of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:33 -

“Hazor will become a haunt and dwelling place of jackals,

A desolation forever;

No one will live there,

Nor will a son of man reside in it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:37 -

“Babylon will become a heap [of ruins], a haunt and dwelling place of jackals,

An object of horror (an astonishing desolation) and a hissing [of scorn and amazement], without inhabitants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:11 -

Where is the den of the lions (Assyria)

And the feeding place of the young lions,

Where the lion, lioness, and lion’s cub prowled

With nothing to fear?

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 2:13 -

“Be still before the LORD, all mankind; for He is roused (raised up) from His holy habitation [in response to His persecuted people].”

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