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Lexicon :: Strong's H4585 - mᵊʿônâ

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מְעוֹנָה
Transliteration
mᵊʿônâ
Pronunciation
meh-o-naw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1581b

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: מעונה (Strongs and Gesenius) מענה (Strongs and Gesenius)

Strong’s Definitions

מְעוֹנָה mᵉʻôwnâh, meh-o-naw'; or מְעֹנָה mᵉʻônâh; feminine of H4583, and meaning the same:—den, habitation, (dwelling) place, refuge.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H4585 in the following manner: den (5x), place (1x), dwelling place (1x), refuge (1x), habitation (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H4585 in the following manner: den (5x), place (1x), dwelling place (1x), refuge (1x), habitation (1x).

  1. dwelling, habitation, refuge

    1. den, lair (of animals)

    2. dwelling-place (of God) (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מְעוֹנָה mᵉʻôwnâh, meh-o-naw'; or מְעֹנָה mᵉʻônâh; feminine of H4583, and meaning the same:—den, habitation, (dwelling) place, refuge.
STRONGS H4585: Abbreviations
† מְעֹנָה noun feminine id.; —
1. den, lair of wild beasts: of כְּפִיר, מְעֹנָתוֺ Amos 3:4, so plural absolute מְעוֺנוֺת Job 38:40 (|| סֻכָּה), suffix מְעוֺנֹתָם Psalm 104:22; construct מְעֹנוֺת אֲרָיוֺת Songs 4:8; מְעֹנֹתָיו Nahum 2:13 (|| חֹרָיו; of אַרְיֵה, figurative of Nineveh); of חַיָּה in general, בִּמְעוֺנֹתֶיהָ תִשְׁכֹּן Job 37:8 (|| אָ֑רֶב); so apparently figurative of men, hunted by י׳, מְעוֺנוֺתֵינוּ Jeremiah 21:13, figurative also of י׳ dwelling in temple, singular suffix, מְעוֺנָתוֺ בְּצִיּוֺן Psalm 76:3 (|| סוּכּוֺ).
2. figurative מְעֹנָה אֱלֹהֵי קֶדֶם Deuteronomy 33:27 the ancient God is a dwelling-place (for his people; compare I. מָעוֺן 3).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

33:27

Job

37:8; 38:40

Psalms

76:3; 104:22

Song of Songs

4:8

Jeremiah

21:13

Amos

3:4

Nahum

2:13

H4585

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4585 matches the Hebrew מְעוֹנָה (mᵊʿônâ),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:27 - The eternal God is your dwelling place,[fn]
and underneath are the everlasting arms.[fn]
And he thrust out the enemy before you
and said, ‘Destroy.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:8 - Then the beasts go into their lairs,
and remain in their dens.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:40 - when they crouch in their dens
or lie in wait in their thicket?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 76:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:2 - His abode has been established in Salem,
his dwelling place in Zion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:22 - When the sun rises, they steal away
and lie down in their dens.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:8 - Come with me from Lebanon, my bride;
come with me from Lebanon.
Depart[fn] from the peak of Amana,
from the peak of Senir and Hermon,
from the dens of lions,
from the mountains of leopards.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:13 - “Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley,
O rock of the plain,
declares the LORD;
you who say, ‘Who shall come down against us,
or who shall enter our habitations?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:4 - Does a lion roar in the forest,
when he has no prey?
Does a young lion cry out from his den,
if he has taken nothing?

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:12 - The lion tore enough for his cubs
and strangled prey for his lionesses;
he filled his caves with prey
and his dens with torn flesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:7 - I said, ‘Surely you will fear me;
you will accept correction.
Then your[fn] dwelling would not be cut off
according to all that I have appointed against you.’[fn]
But all the more they were eager
to make all their deeds corrupt.
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