BDB7617
מְקֵרָה noun feminine coolness; — absolute ׳ מ of chamber: ׳ לֲיַּת הַמּ Judg 3:20 = ׳ חֲדַר הַמּ Judg 3:24.
Strong's Lexicon
H4747
H4747 — מְקֵרָה
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H4747 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מְקֵרָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from the same as H7119 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | mqerah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mek-ay-raw' |
| Meaning: | 1. a cooling off |
| KJV Renderings: | X summer. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
מקרה (m’keh-rah’)
Judges 8:20
- KJV: And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.
- EHCC: he was sitting in a semmer parlour, (marg.