cave, den, hole
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H4631 — מְעָרָה
me.a.rah · cave · Hebrew/Aramaic
33 tagged verse occurrences
Genesis 19:30 · בַּמְּעָרָ֔הLot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains—for he was afraid to stay in Zoar—where they lived in a cave.Genesis 23:9 · מְעָרַ֤תto sell me the cave of Machpelah that belongs to him; it is at the end of his field. Let him sell it to me in your presence for full price, so that I may have a burial site.”Genesis 23:11 · וְהַמְּעָרָ֥ה“No, my lord. Listen to me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.”Genesis 23:17 · וְהַמְּעָרָ֣הSo Ephron’s field at Machpelah near Mamre, the cave that was in it, and all the trees within the boundaries of the field were deeded overGenesis 23:19 · מְעָרַ֞תAfter this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.Genesis 23:20 · וְהַמְּעָרָ֧הSo the field and its cave were deeded by the Hittites to Abraham as a burial site.Genesis 25:9 · מְעָרַ֖תHis sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.Genesis 49:29 · הַ֨מְּעָרָ֔הThen Jacob instructed them, “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.Genesis 49:30 · בַּמְּעָרָ֞הThe cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, in the land of Canaan. This is the field Abraham purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.Genesis 49:32 · וְהַמְּעָרָ֥הThe field and the cave that is in it were purchased from the Hittites.”Genesis 50:13 · בִּמְעָרַ֖תThey carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave at Machpelah in the field near Mamre, which Abraham had purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.Joshua 10:16 · בַמְּעָרָ֖הNow the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah.Joshua 10:17 · בַּמְּעָרָ֖הAnd Joshua was informed: “The five kings have been found; they are hiding in the cave at Makkedah.”Joshua 10:18 · הַמְּעָרָ֑הSo Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and post men there to guard them.Joshua 10:22 · הַמְּעָרָ֑ה · הַמְּעָרָֽה׃Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.”Joshua 10:23 · הַמְּעָרָ֑הSo they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.Joshua 10:27 · הַמְּעָרָ֖ה · הַמְּעָרָ֔הAt sunset Joshua ordered that they be taken down from the trees and thrown into the cave in which they had hidden. Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the cave, and the stones are there to this day.Judges 6:2 · הַמְּעָר֖וֹתand the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.1 Samuel 13:6 · בַּמְּעָר֤וֹתSeeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns.1 Samuel 22:1 · מְעָרַ֣תSo David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s household heard about it, they went down to him there.1 Samuel 24:3 · מְעָרָ֔ה · הַמְּעָרָ֖הSoon Saul came to the sheepfolds along the road, where there was a cave, and he went in to relieve himself. And David and his men were hiding in the recesses of the cave.1 Samuel 24:7 · מֵהַמְּעָרָ֖הWith these words David restrained his men, and he did not let them rise up against Saul. Then Saul left the cave and went on his way.1 Samuel 24:8 · מֵֽהַמְּעָרָ֔הAfter that, David got up, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David bowed facedown in reverence1 Samuel 24:10 · בַּמְּעָרָ֔הBehold, this day you have seen with your own eyes that the LORD delivered you into my hand in the cave. I was told to kill you, but I spared you and said, ‘I will not lift my hand against my lord, since he is the LORD’s anointed.’2 Samuel 23:13 · מְעָרַ֖תAt harvest time, three of the thirty chief men went down to David at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.1 Kings 18:4 · בַּמְּעָרָ֔הfor when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)1 Kings 18:13 · בַּמְּעָרָ֔הWas it not reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel slaughtered the prophets of the LORD? I hid a hundred prophets of the LORD, fifty men per cave, and I provided them with food and water.1 Kings 19:9 · הַמְּעָרָ֖הThere Elijah entered a cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”1 Kings 19:13 · הַמְּעָרָ֑הWhen Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”1 Chronicles 11:15 · מְעָרַ֖תThree of the thirty chief men went down to David, to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.Isaiah 2:19 · בִּמְעָר֣וֹתMen will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.Isaiah 32:14 · מְעָרוֹת֙For the palace will be forsaken, the busy city abandoned. The hill and the watchtower will become caves forever—the delight of wild donkeys and a pasture for flocks—Jeremiah 7:11 · הַמְעָרַ֣תHas this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD.