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מְעָרָה

Mᵉʻârâh · H4632 · Hebrew · proper noun · 1 occurrence

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Place

Meanings

  1. cave

    A large open place on the side of a rock or mountain, used for burying and hiding, or as a temporary dwelling place

    Examples

    Isaiah 32:14 For the palace has been neglected, the populated city abandoned. Hill and watch-tower have become caves forever, A delight for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks,

How it’s used In 1 role

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1 occurrences in 1 groups

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Semantic domains 2 entries
Landforms001002003
This entry carries no independent "Landforms" sense of its own distinct from the place name; this lexeme's sole occurrence, Isaiah 32:14, is generally understood as the place name Mearah near Sidon in some traditions, though the same verse's own context ("the hill and the watchtower will become caves forever") uses the common word for caves; the domain reflects the shared root with the common noun for a cave (מְעָרָה (mᵉʻârâh, H4631)).
Names of Locations003001010
מְעָרָה occurs as the place name Mearah, understood traditionally to be a location near Sidon, at its sole occurrence, Isaiah 32:14.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0

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