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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 BoxDeu 26:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:15 - Look down from thy holy house, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given them, as thou didst swear to our fathers, to give to us a land flowing with milk and honey.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:29 - And wherefore hast thou looked upon my incense-offering and my meat-offering with a shameless eye, and hast honoured thy sons above me, so that they should bless themselves with the first-fruits of every sacrifice of Israel before me?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:32 - And thou shalt not have an old man in my house for ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:27 - Then the priests the Levites rose up and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came into his holy dwelling-place, even into heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:15 - And the Lord God of their fathers sent by the hand of his prophets; rising early and sending his messengers, for he spared his people, and his sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:8 - (LXX 25:8) O Lord, I have loved the beauty of thy house, and the place of the tabernacle of thy glory.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:5 - (LXX 67:6) who is the father of the orphans, and judge of the widows: such is God in his holy place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:3 - (LXX 70:3) Be to me a protecting God, and a strong hold to save me: for thou art my fortress and my refuge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:1 - (LXX 89:1) A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our refuge in all generations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:9 - (LXX 90:9) For thou, O Lord, art my hope: thou, my soul, hast made the Most High thy refuge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:11 - (LXX 9:10) And I will remove the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and make it a dwelling-place of dragons; and I will utterly waste the cities of Juda, so that they shall not be inhabited.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:22 - Behold, there comes a sound of a noise, and a great earthquake from the land of the north, to make the cities of Juda a desolation, and a resting-place for ostriches.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:30 - (LXX 32:30) And thou shalt prophesy against them these words, and shalt say, The Lord shall speak from on high, from his sanctuary he will utter his voice; he will pronounce a declaration on his place; and these shall answer like men gathering grapes: and destruction is coming on them that dwell on the earth,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:33 - (LXX 30:28) And the palace shall be a resting-place for ostriches, and desolate for ever: no man shall abide there, and no son of man shall dwell there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:37 - (LXX 28:37) And Babylon shall be a desolation, and shall not be inhabited.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:11 - (LXX 2:12) Where is the dwelling-place of the lions, and the pasture that belonged to the whelps? where did the lion go, that the lion's whelp should enter in there, and there was none to scare him away?

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 2:13 - (LXX 2:17) Let all flesh fear before the Lord: for he has risen up from his holy clouds.
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