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Lexicon :: Strong's H4631 - mᵊʿārâ

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מְעָרָה
Transliteration
mᵊʿārâ
Pronunciation
meh-aw-raw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1704a

Strong’s Definitions

מְעָרָה mᵉʻârâh, meh-aw-raw'; from H5783; a cavern (as dark):—cave, den, hole.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's H4631 in the following manner: cave (36x), den (2x), holes (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x
The KJV translates Strong's H4631 in the following manner: cave (36x), den (2x), holes (1x).

  1. cave, den, hole

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מְעָרָה mᵉʻârâh, meh-aw-raw'; from H5783; a cavern (as dark):—cave, den, hole.
STRONGS H4631: Abbreviations
מְעָרָה 40 noun feminine cave; — absolute מ׳ Genesis 19:30 +; construct מְעָרַת Genesis 23:19 +; plural מְעָרוֺת Judges 6:2 +, construct id. Isaiah 2:19; — cave, especially as place of sojourn or refuge Genesis 19:30 (J), 1 Samuel 24:3 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 24:7, 8, 10 (Ginsb; 1 Samuel 24:4, 8, 9, 11 van d. H. Bear), 1 Kings 19:1, 13; Ezekiel 33:27; Joshua 10:16 (בַמַּקֵּדָה מ׳) + 7 times Joshua 10; Judges 6:2; 1 Samuel 13:6; 1 Kings 18:4, 13, compare Psalm 57:1; Psalm 142:1; מְעָרוֺת צֻרִים Isaiah 2:19, hence פָּרִצִים מ׳ Jeremiah 7:11 robbers' cave; Isaiah 32:14 den (of wild beasts); — עֲדֻלָּם מ׳ 1 Samuel 22:1; 2 Samuel 23:13, whence in || 1 Chronicles 11:15, read probably מְצֻדַת ע׳ or מְצָדַת We, compare Dr, Bu Kit HPS; — as burial place, הַמַּכְפֵּלָה מ׳ Genesis 23:9 + (see מַכְפֵּלָה) = מ׳ alone Genesis 23:11, 17, 20; Genesis 49:29, 32 (all P).
[H4632 אֲשֶׁר לַצִּידֹנִים מ׳ Joshua 13:4 (D), cave-region in Lebanon east of Sidon, modern Mughâr Ǧezzîn, according to most, but dubious; perhaps, rather, near Tyre BuhlMDPV 1895, 55].
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

19:30; 19:30; 23:9; 23:11; 23:17; 23:19; 23:20; 49:29; 49:32

Joshua

10; 10:16

Judges

6:2; 6:2

1 Samuel

13:6; 22:1; 24:3; 24:4; 24:7; 24:8; 24:8; 24:9; 24:10; 24:11

2 Samuel

23:13

1 Kings

18:4; 18:13; 19:1; 19:13

1 Chronicles

11:15

Psalms

57:1; 142:1

Isaiah

2:19; 2:19; 32:14

Jeremiah

7:11

Ezekiel

33:27

H4631

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4631 matches the Hebrew מְעָרָה (mᵊʿārâ),
which occurs 39 times in 36 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:30 - And Lot went up out of Segor, and dwelt in the mountain, he and his two daughters with him, for he feared to dwell in Segor; and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:9 - And let him give me the double cave which he has, which is in a part of his field, let him give it me for the money it is worth for possession of a burying-place among you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:11 - [fn]Attend to me, my lord, and hear me, I give to thee the field and the cave which is in it; I have given it thee before all my countrymen; bury thy dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:17 - And the field of Ephron, which was in Double Cave, which is opposite Mambre, the field and the cave, which was in it, and every tree which was in the field, and whatever is in its borders round about, were made sure

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:19 - After this Abraam buried Sarrha his wife in the Double Cave of the field, which is opposite Mambre, this is Chebron in the land of Chanaan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:20 - So the field and the cave which was in it were made sure to Abraam for possession of a burying place, by the sons of Chet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:9 - And Isaac and Ismael his sons buried him in the double cave, in the field of Ephron the son of Saar the Chettite, which is over against Mambre:

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:29 - And he said to them, I am added to my people; ye shall bury me with my fathers in the cave, which is in the field of Ephron the Chettite,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:30 - in the double cave which is opposite Mambre, in the land of Chanaan, the cave which Abraam bought of Ephron the Chettite, for a possession of a sepulchre.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:32 - in the portion of the field, and of the cave that was in it, purchased of the sons of Chet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:13 - So his sons carried him up into the land of Chanaan, and buried him in the double cave, which cave Abraam bought for possession of a burying place, of Ephrom the Chettite, before Mambre.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:16 - And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave that is in Makeda.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:17 - And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings have been found hid in the cave that is in Makeda.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:18 - And Joshua said, Roll stones to the mouth of the cave, and set men to watch over them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:22 - And Joshua said, Open the cave, and bring out these five kings out of the cave.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:23 - And they brought out the five kings out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, and the king of Chebron, and the king of Jerimuth, and the king of Lachis, and the king of Odollam.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:27 - And it came to pass toward the setting of the sun, Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees, and cast them into the cave into which they had fled for refuge, and rolled stones to the cave, which remain till this day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:2 - And the hand of Madiam prevailed against Israel: and the children of Israel made for themselves because of Madiam the caves in the mountains, and the dens, and the [fn]holes in the rocks.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:6 - And the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait so that they could not draw [fn]nigh, and the people hid themselves in caves, and sheepfolds, and rocks, and ditches, and pits.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:1 - And David departed thence, and escaped; and he comes to the cave of Odollam, and his brethren hear, and the house of his father, and they go down to him there.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:3 - (LXX 24:4) And he came to the flocks of sheep that were by the way, and there was a cave there; and Saul went in to make preparation, and David and his men were sitting in the inner part of the cave.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:7 - (LXX 24:8) So David persuaded his men by his words, and did not suffer them to arise and slay Saul: and Saul arose and went his way.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:8 - (LXX 24:9) And David rose up and went after him out of the cave: and David cried after Saul, saying, My lord, O king! and Saul looked behind him, and David [fn]bowed with his face to the ground, and did obeisance to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:10 - (LXX 24:11) Behold, thine eyes have seen this day how that the Lord has delivered thee this day into my hands in the cave; and I would not slay thee, but spared thee, and said, I will not lift up my hand against my lord, for he is the Lord's anointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:13 - And three out of the thirty went down, and came to Cason to David, to the cave of Odollam; and there was an army of the Philistines, and they encamped in the valley of Raphain.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:4 - And it came to pass when Jezabel smote the prophets of the Lord, that Abdiu took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:13 - Has it not been told to thee my lord, what I did when Jezabel slew the prophets of the Lord, that I hid a hundred men of the prophets of the Lord, by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:9 - And he entered there into a cave, and rested there; and, behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and he said, What doest thou here, Eliu?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:13 - And it came to pass when Eliu heard, that he wrapt his face in his mantle, and went forth and stood in the cave: and, behold, a voice came to him and said, What doest thou here, Eliu?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:15 - And three of the thirty chiefs went down to the rock to David, to the cave of Odollam, and the camp of the Philistines was in the giants' valley.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:1 - (LXX 56:1) For the end. Destroy not: by David, for a memorial, when he fled from the presence of Saul to the cave. (56:2) Have mercy, upon me, O God, have mercy upon me: for my soul has trusted in thee: and in the shadow of thy wings will I hope, until the iniquity have passed away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:1 - (LXX 141:1) A Psalm of instruction for David, when he was in the cave,—a Prayer. (141:2) I cried to the Lord with my voice; with my voice I made supplication to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:19 - having carried them into the caves, and into the clefts of the rocks, and into the caverns of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and [fn]by reason of the glory of his might, when he shall arise to strike terribly the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:14 - As for the rich city, the houses are deserted; they shall abandon the wealth of the city, and the pleasant houses: and the villages shall be caves for ever, the joy of wild asses, shepherds' pastures;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:11 - Is my house, whereon my name is called, a den of robbers in your eyes? And, behold, I have seen it, saith the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:27 - As I live, surely they that are in the desolate places shall fall by swords, and they that are in the open plain shall be given for food to the wild beasts of the field, and them that are in the fortified cities and them that are in the caves I will slay with pestilence.
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