STRONGS H4585:
Abbreviations
†
מְעֹנָה noun feminine id.; —
1. den, lair of wild beasts: of כְּפִיר, מְעֹנָתוֺ Amos 3:4, so plural absolute מְעוֺנוֺת Job 38:40 (|| סֻכָּה), suffix מְעוֺנֹתָם Psalm 104:22; construct מְעֹנוֺת אֲרָיוֺת Songs 4:8; מְעֹנֹתָיו Nahum 2:13 (|| חֹרָיו; of אַרְיֵה, figurative of Nineveh); of חַיָּה in general, בִּמְעוֺנֹתֶיהָ תִשְׁכֹּן Job 37:8 (|| אָ֑רֶב); so apparently figurative of men, hunted by י׳, מְעוֺנוֺתֵינוּ Jeremiah 21:13, figurative also of י׳ dwelling in temple, singular suffix, מְעוֺנָתוֺ בְּצִיּוֺן Psalm 76:3 (|| סוּכּוֺ).
2. figurative מְעֹנָה אֱלֹהֵי קֶדֶם Deuteronomy 33:27 the ancient God is a dwelling-place (for his people; compare I. מָעוֺן 3).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs
Deuteronomy
33:27
Job
37:8; 38:40
Psalms
76:3; 104:22
Song of Songs
4:8
Jeremiah
21:13
Amos
3:4
Nahum
2:13