Strong's Lexicon

H4631

H4631 — מְעָרָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewm`arahnoun femOccurrences: 40TWOT: 1704a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H4631
Word:	מְעָרָה
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	from H5783
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	40
Transliteration:	m`arah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	meh-aw-raw'
Meaning:	1. a cavern (as dark)
KJV Renderings:	cave, den, hole.

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מְעָרָה₄₀ noun feminine cave; — absolute ׳ מ Gen 19:30 +; construct מְעָרַת Gen 23:19 +; plural מְעָרוֺת Judg 6:2 +, construct id. Isa 2:19 — cave, especially as place of sojourn or refuge Gen 19:30 ( J ), 1Sam 24:3 (twice in verse); 1Sam 24:7; 1Sam 24:8; 1Sam 24:10 (Ginsb; v.1Sam 24:4 v.1Sam 24:8 v.1Sam 24:9 v.1Sam 24:11 van d. H. Bear), 1Kgs 19:1; 1Kgs 19:13; Ezek 33:27; Josh 10:16 (בַמַּקֵּדָה ׳ מ) + 7 t. Josh 10; Judg 6:2; 1Sam 13:6; 1Kgs 18:4; 1Kgs 18:13, compare Ps 57:1; Ps 142:1 מְעָרוֺת צֻרִים Isa 2:19, hence פָּרִצִים ׳ מ Jer 7:11 robbers' cave; Isa 32:14 den (of wild beasts); — עֲדֻלָּם ׳ מ 1Sam 22:1; 2Sam 23:13, whence in || 1Chr 11:15, read probably ׳ מְצֻדַת ע or מְצָדַת We, compare Dr, Bu Kit HPS; — as burial place, הַמַּכְפֵּלָה ׳ מ Gen 23:9 + (see מַכְפֵּלָה ) = ׳ מ alone Gen 23:11; Gen 23:17; Gen 23:20; Gen 49:29; Gen 49:32 (all P ). אֲשֶׁר לַצִּידֹנִים ׳ מ Josh 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}.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

מערה (m’gă-rah’)

Genesis 19:30

KJV: And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.

EHCC: and he dwelt in a cave,

Genesis 23:9

KJV: That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.as much…: Heb. full money

EHCC: That he may give me the cave of

Genesis 25:9

KJV: And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;

EHCC: in the cave of Machpelah, in the field

Genesis 49:29

KJV: And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

EHCC: in the cave that (is) in the field

Genesis 50:13

KJV: For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.

EHCC: buried him in the cave of the field

Joshua 10:16

KJV: But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.

EHCC: hid themselves ix a cave

Joshua 18:4

KJV: Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me.

EHCC: and Mearah (marg.or, the cave) that (is)

Judges 6:2

KJV: And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.prevailed: Heb. was strong

EHCC: in the mountains, and caves,

1 Samuel 13:6

KJV: When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.

EHCC: the people did hide themselves in caves,

1 Samuel 22:1

KJV: David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard it, they went down thither to him.

EHCC: escaped to the cave Adullam:

1 Samuel 24:3

KJV: And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.

EHCC: (4). where (was) a care; and Saul

1 Kings 18:4

KJV: For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)Jezebel: Heb. Izebel

EHCC: hid them by fifty in a cave,

1 Kings 18:1

KJV: And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.

EHCC: bid an hundred men...in a cave,

1 Kings 19:9

KJV: And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?

EHCC: he came thither unto a cave,

Isaiah 2:19

KJV: And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.of the earth: Heb. of the dust

EHCC: into the holes of the rocks,

Isaiah 32:14

KJV: Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;forts…: or, clifts and watchtowers

EHCC: the forts and towers shall be for dens

Jeremiah 7:1

KJV: The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

EHCC: l.aden of robbers in your eyes?