What does מְעוֹנָה mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H4585
מְעוֹנָה
Den, habitation, (dwelling) place, refuge.
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מְעוֹנָה H4585
What does מְעוֹנָה mean in the Bible?
מְעוֹנָה is a Hebrew word meaning "den, habitation, (dwelling) place, refuge.".
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How does the BSB render H4585?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in their dens (2), and its lairs (1), from the dens (1), His dwelling place (1), in his den (1).
Where does מְעוֹנָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 33:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (2), Psalms (2), Amos (1), Deuteronomy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It in their dens 2× Job 37:8, Job 38:40
and its lairs 1× Nahum 2:12
from the dens 1× Song Of Solomon 4:8
His dwelling place 1× Psalms 76:2
in his den 1× Amos 3:4
is your dwelling place 1× Deuteronomy 33:27
our dwellings 1× Jeremiah 21:13
their dens 1× Psalms 104:22
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Deuteronomy 33:27 מְעֹנָה֙ to is your dwelling place Noun - feminine singular Job 37:8 וּבִמְע֖וֹנֹתֶ֣יהָ to in their dens Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular Job 38:40 בַמְּעוֹנ֑וֹת to in their dens Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural Psalms 76:2 וּמְע֖וֹנָת֣וֹ to His dwelling place Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Psalms 104:22 מְ֝עוֹנֹתָ֗ם to their dens Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Song Of Solomon 4:8 מִמְּעֹנ֣וֹת to from the dens Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct Jeremiah 21:13 בִּמְעוֹנוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ to our dwellings Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural Amos 3:4 מִמְּעֹ֣נָת֔וֹ to in his den Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Nahum 2:12 וּמְעֹֽנֹתָ֖יו to and its lairs Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 33:27
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 7
Deuteronomy 1 Job 2 Psalms 2 Song Of Solomon 1 Jeremiah 1 Amos 1 Nahum 1
Source forms
בַמְּעוֹנ֑וֹת 1x ḇam·mə·‘ō·w·nō·wṯ Job 38:40
בִּמְעוֹנוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ 1x bim·‘ō·w·nō·w·ṯê·nū Jeremiah 21:13
וּבִמְע֖וֹנֹתֶ֣יהָ 1x ū·ḇim·‘ō·w·nō·ṯe·hā Job 37:8
וּמְע֖וֹנָת֣וֹ 1x ū·mə·‘ō·w·nā·ṯōw Psalms 76:2
וּמְעֹֽנֹתָ֖יו 1x ū·mə·‘ō·nō·ṯāw Nahum 2:12
מִמְּעֹנ֣וֹת 1x mim·mə·‘ō·nō·wṯ Song Of Solomon 4:8
מִמְּעֹ֣נָת֔וֹ 1x mim·mə·‘ō·nā·ṯōw Amos 3:4
מְ֝עוֹנֹתָ֗ם 1x mə·‘ō·w·nō·ṯām Psalms 104:22
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Nahum 2:12
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Psalms 76:2
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular 1x Job 37:8
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 104:22
Noun - feminine singular 1x Deuteronomy 33:27
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural 1x Jeremiah 21:13
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x Job 38:40
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Song Of Solomon 4:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. den, habitation, (dwelling) place, refuge.
Source Gloss
den, habitation, (dwelling) place, refuge.
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
BDB: den Usage: den, habitation, (dwelling) place, refuge.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מְעוֹנָה is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain