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Lodge

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7901

שָׁכַב

sha.khav — to lie down: lay down

: lay_down/lie_with 1) to lie down 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lie, lie down, lie on 1a2) to lodge 1a3) to lie (of sexual relations) 1a4) to lie down (in death) 1a5) to rest, relax (fig) 1b) (Niphal) to be lain with (sexually) 1c) (Pual) to be lain with (sexually) 1d) (Hiphil) to make to lie down 1e) (Hophal) to be laid

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3885

לוּן

lun — to lodge

1) to lodge, stop over, pass the night, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lodge, pass the night 1a2) to abide, remain (fig.) 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to rest, lodge 1c) (Hithpalpel) to dwell, abide

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4131

מוֹט

mot — to shake

1) to totter, shake, slip 1a) (Qal) to totter, shake, slip 1b) (Niphal) to be shaken, be moved, be overthrown 1c) (Hiphil) to dislodge, let fall, drop 1d) (Hithpael) to be greatly shaken

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GREEK · G2647

καταλύω

kataluō — to destroy/lodge

κατα-λύω [in LXX for לוּן, שָׁבַת, etc. ;] 1. to destroy, cast down: Mat.24:2, Mrk.13:2, Luk.21:6; τ. ναόν, Mat.26:61 27:40, Mrk.14:58 15:29, Act.6:14; οἰκίαν, 2Co.5:1; opposite to οἰκοδομεῖν, Gal.2:18. Metaphorical, to overthrow, annul, abrogate: Act.5:38-39; τ. ἔργον τ. θεοῦ, Rom.14:20; τ. νόμον, Mat.5:17 (2Ma.2:22). 2. to unloose, unyoke (e.g. horses), hence intrans., of travellers (cf. κατάλυμα), to take up one's quarters, lodge (cl., Gen.19:2, al.): Luk.9:12 19:7.† (AS)

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GREEK · G2681

κατασκηνόω

kataskēnoō — to dwell

κατα-σκηνόω, -ῶ [in LXX chiefly for סָכַךְ ;] to pitch one's tent, lodge, dwell: before ἐν, Mat.13:32, Luk.13:19; ὑπό, with accusative, Mrk.4:32; ἐπ᾽ ἐλπιδι, Act.2:26 (LXX).† (AS)

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GREEK · G835

αὐλίζομαι

aulizomai — to spend the night

αὐλίζομαι (αὐλή), [in LXX chiefly for לוּן ;] 1. prop., to lodge in a courtyard. 2. to lodge in the open. 3. to pass the night, lodge (LXX; MM, see word): Mat.21:17, Luk.21:37.† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3210

יָלוֹן

ya.lon — Jalon

A man of the tribe of Judah(?) living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.17; son of: Ezrah (H5834); brother of: Jether (H3500J), Mered (H4778) and Epher (H6081H) § Jalon = "Jehovah lodges" a son of Ezra and a descendant of Caleb

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H956

בִּית

but — to lodge

(P'al) to pass the night, lodge Aramaic of ba.yit (בַּ֫יִת ": home" H1004B)

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Historical dictionary entry

A shed for a watchman in a garden (Isa. 1:8). The Hebrew name melunah is rendered “cottage” (q.v.) in Isa. 24:20. It also denotes a hammock or hanging-bed.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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