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Strong's #4631 - מְעָרָה

Transliteration

mᵉʻârâh

Phonetics

meh-aw-raw'

Origin

from (H5783)

Parts of Speech

feminine noun

TWOT

1704a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

cave, den, hole

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 4693 ‑ σπήλαιον (spay'‑lah‑yon);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (37)

Genesis 11

Joshua 8

Judges 1

1 Samuel 7

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 4

1 Chronicles 1

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

BSB (37)

Genesis 11

Joshua 8

Judges 1

1 Samuel 6

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 4

1 Chronicles 1

Psalms 2

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

CSB (36)

Genesis 11

Joshua 8

Judges 1

1 Samuel 7

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 4

1 Chronicles 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

ESV (37)

Genesis 11

Joshua 8

Judges 1

1 Samuel 7

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 4

1 Chronicles 1

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

KJV (39)

Genesis 11

Joshua 8

Judges 1

1 Samuel 7

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 4

1 Chronicles 1

Psalms 2

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

LEB (38)

Genesis 11

Joshua 8

Judges 1

1 Samuel 6

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 4

1 Chronicles 1

Psalms 2

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

LSB (37)

Genesis 11

Joshua 8

Judges 1

1 Samuel 7

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 4

1 Chronicles 1

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

N95 (37)

Genesis 11

Joshua 8

Judges 1

1 Samuel 7

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 4

1 Chronicles 1

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

NAS (37)

Genesis 11

Joshua 8

Judges 1

1 Samuel 7

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 4

1 Chronicles 1

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (37)

Genesis 11

Joshua 8

Judges 1

1 Samuel 7

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 4

1 Chronicles 1

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 1

ASV (37)

and in the caves 1

and the cave 3

and the caves 1

become a den 1

him in the cave 2

in a cave 3

in the cave 5

into the cave 1

into the caves 1

me the cave 1

of the cave 5

out of the cave 1

shall be for dens 1

the entrance of the cave 1

thee, and the cave 1

them into the cave 1

themselves in caves 1

themselves in the cave 1

thither unto a cave 1

to the cave 1

unto him out of the cave 1

unto me out of the cave 1

unto the cave 1

where was a cave 1

BSB (37)

a cave 2

a den 1

and caves 1

and the cave 1

cave 1

caves 2

in a cave 1

in caves 1

in the cave 5

into the cave 1

of the cave 5

per cave 2

the cave 12

to caves 1

you the cave 1

CSB (36)

cave 8

caves 3

den 1

into caves 1

the cave 22

there 1

ESV (37)

become dens 1

cave 31

caves 3

den 1

holes 1

KJV (39)

cave 30

cave's 1

cave.] 2

caves 3

den 1

dens 1

holes 1

LEB (38)

a cave 1

a cave of 1

and a cave 1

and in the cave 1

and the cave 4

caves 1

him in the cave of 1

in a cave 1

in the cave 7

in the caves 1

into the cave 1

into the caves of 1

the cave 11

the cave of 6

LSB (37)

cave 31

caves 5

den 1

N95 (37)

cave 31

caves 5

den 1

NAS (37)

cave 31

caves 5

den 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (37)

and in the caves 1

and the cave 2

and the caves 1

become a den 1

give you the cave 1

him in the cave 2

in a cave 2

in the cave 5

into the cave 1

into the caves 1

me the cave 1

of the cave 6

of the cave to me 1

out of the cave 1

the cave 1

the entrance of the cave 1

them into the cave 1

themselves in caves 1

themselves in the cave 1

there to a cave 1

to a cave 1

to the cave 2

where there was a cave 1

will be for dens 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1250) r k (כר KR) AC: Dig CO: Bowl AB: ?: The pictograph k is a picture of the palm of the hand, the r is a picture of the head of a man. Combined these mean "palm of man". The palm as hollowed out. A digging. (eng: core; bore)

A) r k (כר KR) AC: ? CO: Hollow AB: ?

N^m ) r k (כר KR) - I. Hollow:The hollow hump of a camel or a pasture in a hollow. II. Lamb:One of the pasture. III. Captain:KJV (16): lamb, pasture, ram, furniture, captain - Strongs: H3733 (כַּר)

N^f1) e r k (כרה KRH) - I. Pasture:As a hollowed out valley. II. Mole:A digger. [df: hrp] KJV (2): cottage, mole - Strongs: H3740 (כֵּרָה), H6512 (פֵּרוֹת)

f^m ) i r k (כרי KRY) - Captain: [Unknown connection to root] KJV (3): captain - Strongs: H3746 (כָּרִי)

k^f1) e r k m (מכרה MKRH) - I. Cave:As a hole in the rock. [df: hrem]II. Weapon:Probably a weapon that is a digging tool or similar implement. KJV (40): cave, den, hole, habitation, army - Strongs: H4380 (מְכֵרָה), H4631 (מְעָרָה)

l^f1 ) e r k r k (כרכרה KRKRH) - Camel: As with a hollow hump. KJV (1): beast - Strongs: H3753 (כִּרְכָּרָה)

B) r r k (כרר KRR) AC: Dance CO: ? AB: ?: A leaping or dancing around in a circle.

V) r r k (כרר KRR) - Dance: KJV (2): (vf: Pilpel, Participle) dance - Strongs: H3769 (כָּרַר)

C) r k a (אכר AKR) AC: Dig CO: Farmer AB: ?

N^m ) r k a (אכר AKR) - Farmer: One who digs the ground for growing crops. KJV (7): husbandman, plowman - Strongs: H406 (אִכָּר)

D) r a k (כאר KAR) AC: ? CO: Pit AB: ?

V) r a k (כאר KAR) - Deep: To make a deep engraving in a tablet or stone. Also to give a deep explanation. [df: rab] KJV (3): (vf: Piel) plain, plainly, declare - Strongs: H874 (בָּאַר)

N^f ) r a k (כאר KAR) - Pit: A dug out hole, usually a well or cistern. [df: rab] KJV (37): well, pit, slimepit - Strongs: H875 (בְּאֵר)

g^m ) r a f k (כואר KWAR) - Pit: A dug out hole. [df: rab] KJV (2): cistern - Strongs: H877 (בּאֹר)

F) r k e (הכר HKR) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Wrong: [Unknown connection to root]

V) r k e (הכר HKR) - Wrong: KJV (1): (vf: Hiphil) strange - Strongs: H1970 (הָכַר)

N^f1) e r k e (הכרה HKRH) - Look: KJV (1): shew - Strongs: H1971 (הַכָּרָה)

H) e r k (כרה KRH) AC: Dig CO: ? AB: Prepare

V) e r k (כרה KRH) - I. Dig:[Hebrew and Aramaic] II. Prepare:To prepare a banquet or feast. [Unknown connection to root] KJV (21): (vf: Paal, Niphal) dig, make, pierce, open, grieve - Strongs: H3735 (כְּרָה), H3738 (כָּרָה), H3739 (כָּרָה)

N^f1) e r k (כרה KRH) - Preparation: [Unknown connection to root] KJV (1): provision - Strongs: H3741 (כָּרָה)

J) r f k (כור KWR) AC: Dig CO: Pit AB: ?

V) r f k (כור KWR) - I. Dig:[df: rwq]II. Examine:To look deeply. [df: rwb]KJV (7): (vf: Paal, Hiphil, Pilpel) declare, dig, cast out, destroy, break down - Strongs: H952 (בּוּר), H6979 (קוּר)

N^m ) r f k (כור KWR) - I. Pit:A hole, well or cistern that is dug out. [df: rwb rwx rx]II. Furnace:A hollow box formed out of brick or clay for cooking. III. Kor:A standard of measure. KJV (96): pit, cistern, well, dungeon, fountain, measure, cor - Strongs: H953 (בּוֹר), H2352 (חוּר), H2356 (חוֹר), H3564 (כּוּר), H3734 (כֹּר)

a^m) r f k m (מכור MKWR) - Fountain: A spring that comes out of a hole in the ground. [df: rwqm rqm] KJV (18): fountain, spring, wellspring, issue, well - Strongs: H4726 (מָקֹר)

e^m ) r f i k (כיור KYWR) - I. Pot:As a dug out container. [df: ryk]II. Platform:[Unknown connection to root] KJV (23): laver, scaffold, pan, hearth - Strongs: H3595 (כִּיֹּר)

k^f1) e r f k m (מכורה MKWRH) - Birth: A coming out of a hole. KJV (3): birth, nativity, habitation - Strongs: H4351 (מְכֹרָה)

M) r i k (כיר KYR) AC: ? CO: Furnace AB: ?: A hollowed out object.

N^m) r i k (כיר KYR) - Furnace: A hollow box formed out of brick or clay for cooking. KJV (1): range - Strongs: H3600 (כִּיר)

Adopted Roots:

A2436 R q n (Pierce, Fissure)
A2719 R o q (Dish)
A2258 R k k (Round)
A2192 R p h (Dig, Mole)
A2198 R q h (Examine)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

מְעָרָה₄₀ 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; 1 Samuel 24:8; 1 Samuel 24:10 (Ginsb; v. 1 Samuel 24:4; v. 1 Samuel 24:8; v. 1 Samuel 24:9; v. 1 Samuel 24:11 van d. H. Bear), 1 Kings 19:1,13; Ezekiel 33:27; Joshua 10:16 (בַמַּקֵּדָה׳מ) + 7t. 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 מָּרִצִים׳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, הַמַּכְמֵּלָה׳מ Genesis 23:9 + (see מַכְמֵּלָה) = ׳מ alone Genesis 23:11,17,20; Genesis 49:29,32 (all P). אֲשֶׁר לַצִּידֹנִים׳מ Joshua 13:4 (D), cave-region in Lebanon east of Sidon, modern Mughâr Gezzîn, according to most, but dubious; perhaps, rather, near Tyre Buhl^MDPV:1895,55.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

מְעָרָה f. constr. מְעָרַת plur. מְעָרוֹת a cave; Arab. مَغَارَةُ Genesis 19:30; 1 Samuel 24:4, 1 Samuel 24:8 and frequently; from the root עוּר No. III. Joshua 13:4, some take as a pr.n. Vulg. Maarah: [E. V. Mearah].

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List of Word Forms

בִּמְעָר֣וֹת בִּמְעָרַ֖ת בַּמְּעָר֤וֹת בַּמְּעָרָ֔ה בַּמְּעָרָ֖ה בַּמְּעָרָ֞ה בַּמְּעָרָֽה׃ בַמְּעָרָ֖ה בַמְּעָרָ֣ה במערה במערה׃ במערות במערת הַ֨מְּעָרָ֔ה הַמְּעָר֖וֹת הַמְּעָרָ֑ה הַמְּעָרָ֔ה הַמְּעָרָ֖ה הַמְּעָרָֽה׃ הַמְעָרַ֣ת המערה המערה׃ המערות המערת וְהַמְּעָרָ֣ה וְהַמְּעָרָ֥ה וְהַמְּעָרָ֧ה וּבַמְּעָר֖וֹת ובמערות והמערה מְעָרַ֖ת מְעָרַ֞ת מְעָרַ֣ת מְעָרַ֤ת מְעָרָ֔ה מְעָרוֹת֙ מֵֽהַמְּעָרָ֔ה מֵהַמְּעָרָ֖ה מהמערה מערה מערות מערת bam·mə·‘ā·rāh ḇam·mə·‘ā·rāh bam·mə·‘ā·rō·wṯ bammə‘ārāh ḇammə‘ārāh bammə‘ārōwṯ bammeaRah bammeaRot bim‘āraṯ bim‘ārōwṯ bim·‘ā·raṯ bim·‘ā·rō·wṯ bimaRat bimaRot ham‘āraṯ ham·‘ā·raṯ ham·mə·‘ā·rāh ham·mə·‘ā·rō·wṯ hamaRat hammə‘ārāh hammə‘ārōwṯ hammeaRah hammeaRot mə‘ārāh mə‘āraṯ mə‘ārōwṯ mə·‘ā·rāh mə·‘ā·raṯ mə·‘ā·rō·wṯ mê·ham·mə·‘ā·rāh meaRah meaRat mearOt mêhammə‘ārāh mehammeaRah ū·ḇam·mə·‘ā·rō·wṯ ūḇammə‘ārōwṯ uvammeaRot vammeaRah vehammeaRah wə·ham·mə·‘ā·rāh wəhammə‘ārāh