מְעָרָה
mĕʿārâ
cave
Strong's H4631NounHebrewTWOT 1704a

מְעָרָה (mĕʿārâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning cave. It appears 40 times in 11 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4631).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1704a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1704a)cave; cavern; den, hole
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מְעָרָה noun, feminine: cave

Strong's H4631 מְעָרָה: a cavern (as dark)
KJV:cave, den, hole.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 1704: ערר ʿrr — Root of: מְעָרָה cave

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Genesis 19:30Joshua 10:16Judges 6:2

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