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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

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Strong's Number H4631 matches the Hebrew מְעָרָה (mᵊʿārâ),
which occurs 40 times in 36 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:30 - And Lot goeth up out of Zoar, and dwelleth in the mountain, and his two daughters with him, for he hath been afraid of dwelling in Zoar, and he dwelleth in a cave, he and his two daughters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 23:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:9 - and he giveth to me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the extremity of his field; for full money doth he give it to me, in your midst, for a possession of a burying-place.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 23:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:11 - 'Nay, my lord, hear me: the field I have given to thee, and the cave that is in it, to thee I have given it; before the eyes of the sons of my people I have given it to thee -- bury thy dead.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:17 - And established are the field of Ephron, which is in Machpelah, which is before Mamre, the field and the cave which is in it, and all the trees which are in the field, which are in all its border round about,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:19 - And after this hath Abraham buried Sarah his wife at the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (which is Hebron), in the land of Canaan;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 23:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:20 - and established are the field, and the cave which is in it, to Abraham for a possession of a burying-place, from the sons of Heth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:9 - And Isaac and Ishmael his sons bury him at the cave of Machpelah, at the field of Ephron, son of Zoar the Hittite, which is before Mamre --

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:29 - And he commandeth them, and saith unto them, 'I am being gathered unto my people; bury me by my fathers, at the cave which is in the field of Ephron the Hittite;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:30 - in the cave which is in the field of Machpelah, which is on the front of Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a burying-place;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:32 - the purchase of the field and of the cave which is in it, is from Sons of Heth.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 50:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:13 - and his sons bear him away to the land of Canaan, and bury him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a burying-place, from Ephron the Hittite, on the front of Mamre.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:16 - And these five kings flee, and are hidden in a cave at Makkedah,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:17 - and it is declared to Joshua, saying, 'The five kings have been found hidden in a cave at Makkedah.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:18 - And Joshua saith, 'Roll great stones unto the mouth of the cave, and appoint over it men to watch them;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:22 - And Joshua saith, 'Open ye the mouth of the cave, and bring out unto me these five kings from the cave;'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:23 - and they do so, and bring out unto him these five kings from the cave: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:27 - And it cometh to pass, at the time of the going in of the sun, Joshua hath commanded, and they take them down from off the trees, and cast them unto the cave where they had been hid, and put great stones on the mouth of the cave till this very day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:2 - and the hand of Midian is strong against Israel, from the presence of Midian have the sons of Israel made for themselves the flowings which are in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:6 - And the men of Israel have seen that they are distressed, that the people hath been oppressed, and the people hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:1 - And David goeth thence, and is escaped unto the cave of Adullam, and his brethren hear, and all the house of his father, and go down unto him thither;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:3 - and he cometh in unto folds of the flock, on the way, and there is a cave, and Saul goeth in to cover his feet; and David and his men in the sides of the cave are abiding.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:7 - And David subdueth his men by words, and hath not permitted them to rise against Saul; and Saul hath risen from the cave, and goeth on the way;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:8 - and David riseth afterwards, and goeth out from the cave, and calleth after Saul, saying, 'My lord, O king!' And Saul looketh attentively behind him, and David boweth -- face to the earth -- and doth obeisance.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:10 - Lo, this day have thine eyes seen how that Jehovah hath given thee to-day into my hand in the cave; and one said to slay thee, and mine eye hath pity on thee, and I say, I do not put forth my hand against my lord, for the anointed of Jehovah he is.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:13 - And three of the thirty heads go down and come unto the harvest, unto David, unto the cave of Adullam, and the company of the Philistines are encamping in the valley of Rephaim,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:4 - and it cometh to pass, in Jezebel's cutting off the prophets of Jehovah, that Obadiah taketh a hundred prophets, and hideth them, fifty men in a cave, and hath sustained them with bread and water --

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:13 - 'Hath it not been declared to my lord that which I have done in Jezebel's slaying the prophets of Jehovah, that I hide of the prophets of Jehovah a hundred men, fifty by fifty in a cave, and sustained them with bread and water?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:9 - And he cometh in there, unto the cave, and lodgeth there, and lo, the word of Jehovah is unto him, and saith to him, 'What -- to thee, here, Elijah?'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:13 - and it cometh to pass, at Elijah's hearing it, that he wrappeth his face in his robe, and goeth out, and standeth at the opening of the cave, and lo, unto him is a voice, and it saith, 'What -- to thee, here, Elijah?'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:15 - And three of the thirty heads go down on the rock unto David, unto the cave of Adullam, and the host of the Philistines is encamping in the valley of Rephaim,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 57:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:1 - To the Overseer. -- 'Destroy not.' -- A secret treasure of David, in his fleeing from the face of Saul into a cave. Favour me, O God, favour me, For in Thee is my soul trusting, And in the shadow of Thy wings I trust, Until the calamities pass over.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 142:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:1 - An Instruction of David, a Prayer when he is in the cave. My voice is unto Jehovah, I cry, My voice is unto Jehovah, I entreat grace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:19 - And men have entered into caverns of rocks, And into caves of dust, Because of the fear of Jehovah, And because of the honour of His excellency, In His rising to terrify the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:14 - Surely the palace hath been left, The multitude of the city forsaken, Fort and watch-tower hath been for dens unto the age, A joy of wild asses -- a pasture of herds;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:11 - A den of burglars hath this house, On which My name is called, been in your eyes? Even I, lo, I have seen, an affirmation of Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:27 - Thus dost thou say unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: I live -- do not they who are in the wastes by the sword fall? And they who are on the face of the field, To the beast I have given for food, And they who are in strongholds and in caves by pestilence die.
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