Meonah מְעֹנָה
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| מְעֹנָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | meonah |
| Strong's number | H4585 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | habitation |
| Occurrences | 9 in 9 verses |
| Most frequent in | Job (2) |
Meonah (Hebrew מְעֹנָה, Strong's H4585) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “habitation”. It occurs 9 times in 9 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) dwelling, habitation, refuge
1a) den, lair (of animals)
1b) dwelling-place (of God) (fig.)
1a) den, lair (of animals)
1b) dwelling-place (of God) (fig.)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | dens (4), refuge (1), places (1), place (1), habitations (1), den (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | their dens (3), is your dwelling place (1), his dwelling place (1), dens (1), our dwellings (1), his den (1), its lairs (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Meonah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 33:27The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’
Job
- Job 37:8Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens.
- Job 38:40When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?when they crouch in their dens and lie in wait in the thicket?
Psalms
- Psalm 76:2In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.His tent is in Salem, His dwelling place in Zion.
- Psalm 104:22The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.
Song of Solomon
- Song of Solomon 4:8Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards.Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, come with me from Lebanon! Descend from the peak of Amana, from the summits of Senir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 21:13Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the Lord; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?Behold, I am against you who dwell above the valley, atop the rocky plateau— declares the LORD— you who say, “Who can come against us? Who can enter our dwellings?”
Amos
- Amos 3:4Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl in his den if he has caught nothing?
Nahum
- Nahum 2:12The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.The lion mauled enough for its cubs and strangled prey for the lioness. It filled its dens with the kill, and its lairs with mauled prey.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).