BDB251
[מְאוּרָה] noun feminine light-hole — only construct מְאוּרַת — = den of great viper Isa 11:8, compare מָאוֺר Mishna Ohaloth Isa 13:1 (others eye-ball ᵑ7 Ew De Di).
Strong's Lexicon
H3975
H3975 — מְאוּרָה
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H3975 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מְאוּרָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | feminine passive participle of H215 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | muwrah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | meh-oo-raw' |
| Meaning: | 1. something lighted, i.e. an aperture 2. (by implication) a crevice or hole (of a serpent) |
| KJV Renderings: | den. |
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Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
מאורה (m’ō-rāh)
Isaiah 11:8
- KJV: And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den.cockatrice’: or, adder’s
- EHCC: put his hand on the cockatrice’ den.