H4585 מְעוֹנָה
Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 9 KJV occurrences
מְעוֹנָה
mᵉʻôwnâh · meh-o-naw'
Definition
{an abode, of God (the Tabernacle or the Temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum)}
KJV Renderings
den, habitation, (dwelling) place, refuge.
Derivation / Etymology
or מְעֹנָה; feminine of H4583 (מָעוֹן), and meaning the same
Sample KJV Verses (8 of 9)
- 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.
- Job 37:8Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.
- Job 38:40When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?
- Psalms 76:2In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.
- Psalms 104:22The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.
- Song of Solomon 4:8¶ Come 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.
- 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?
- 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?