1) dwelling, habitation, refuge 1a) den, lair (of animals) 1b) dwelling-place (of God) (figuratively) Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H4583 Same Word by TWOT Number: 1581b
Brown-Driver-Briggs
מְעֹנָהnoun feminine id.; —
1den, lair of wild beasts: of כְּפִיר, מְעֹנָתוֺAmos 3:4, so plural absolute מְעוֺנוֺתJob 38:40 ("" סֻכָּה), suffix מְעוֺנֹתָםPsalm 104:22; construct מְעֹנוֺתאֲרָיוֺתSongs 4:8; מְעֹנֹתָיוNahum 2:13 ("" חֹרָיו; of אַרְיֵה, figurative of Nineveh); of חַיָּה in General, בִּמְעוֺנֹתֶיהָ תִשְׁכֹּןJob 37:8 ("" אָ֑רֶב); so apparently figurative of men, hunted by ׳י, מְעוֺנוֺתֵינוּJeremiah 21:13, figurative also of ׳י dwelling in temple, singular suffix, מְעוֺנָתוֺ בְּצִיּוֺןPsalm 76:3 ("" סוּכּוֺ).
2 figurative מְעֹנָה אֱלֹהֵי קֶדֶםDeuteronomy 33:27the ancient God is a dwelling-place (for his people; compare I. מָעוֺן3).
Englishman's Concordance (References)
Strong's Hebrew: 4585. מְעוֹנַת (meonah or meonah) — 10 Occurrences
Deuteronomy 33:27 HEB: מְעֹנָה֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵי קֶ֔דֶם NAS: God is a dwelling place, And underneath KJV: God [is thy] refuge, and underneath [are] the everlasting INT:dwelling God the eternal
Job 37:8 HEB:בְמוֹ־ אָ֑רֶב וּבִמְע֖וֹנֹתֶ֣יהָ תִשְׁכֹּֽן׃ NAS: into its lair And remains in its den. KJV: dens, and remain in their places. INT: into lair den and remains
Job 38:40 HEB:כִּי־ יָשֹׁ֥חוּ בַמְּעוֹנ֑וֹת יֵשְׁב֖וּ בַסֻּכָּ֣ה NAS: they crouch in [their] dens [And] lie in wait KJV: When they couch in [their] dens, [and] abide INT: When crouch in dens abide the covert
Psalm 76:2 HEB:בְשָׁלֵ֣ם סֻכּ֑וֹ וּמְע֖וֹנָת֣וֹ בְצִיּֽוֹן׃ NAS: is in Salem; His dwelling place also is in Zion. KJV: also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion. INT: Salem his tabernacle his dwelling Zion
Psalm 104:22 HEB:יֵאָסֵפ֑וּן וְאֶל־ מְ֝עוֹנֹתָ֗ם יִרְבָּצֽוּן׃ NAS: And lie down in their dens. KJV: and lay them down in their dens. INT: withdraw in their dens and lie
Songs 4:8 HEB:שְׂנִיר֙ וְחֶרְמ֔וֹן מִמְּעֹנ֣וֹת אֲרָי֔וֹת מֵֽהַרְרֵ֖י NAS: and Hermon, From the dens of lions, KJV: from the lions' dens, from the mountains INT: of Senir and Hermon the dens of lions the mountains
Jeremiah 21:13 HEB:וּמִ֥י יָב֖וֹא בִּמְעוֹנוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ NAS: will enter into our habitations?' KJV: against us? or who shall enter into our habitations? INT: who will enter den
Amos 3:4 HEB:כְּפִ֤יר קוֹלוֹ֙ מִמְּעֹ֣נָת֔וֹ בִּלְתִּ֖י אִם־ NAS: growl from his den unless KJV: cry out of his den, if he have taken INT: lion aloud his den because lo
Nahum 2:12 HEB:טֶ֣רֶף חֹרָ֔יו וּמְעֹֽנֹתָ֖יו טְרֵפָֽה׃ NAS: with prey And his dens with torn flesh. KJV: with prey, and his dens with ravin. INT: prey his lairs and his dens torn
Zephaniah 3:7 HEB:וְלֹֽא־ יִכָּרֵ֣ת מְעוֹנָ֔הּ כֹּ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־ INT: not will not be cut den all i
