Lexical Definition
מְעוֹנָה mᵉʻôwnâh (meh-o-naw') habitation H:N-F
or מְעֹנָה mᵉʻônâh (meh-onaw'); feminine of מָעוֹן, and meaning the same
den, habitation, (dwelling) place, refuge.
- {an abode, of God (the Tabernacle or the Temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair)
- hence, a retreat (asylum)}
1) dwelling, habitation, refuge
1a) den, lair (of animals)
1b) dwelling-place (of God) (fig.)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| מִמְּעֹנ֣וֹת | from dens of | Song.4.8 |
| מִמְּעֹ֣נָת֔וֹ | from den its | Amos.3.4 |
| מְעֹנָה֙ | a hiding place | Deut.33.27 |
| מְ֝עוֹנֹתָ֗ם | dens their | Ps.104.22 |
| וּמְעֹֽנֹתָ֖יו | and dens its | Nah.2.12 |
| וּמְע֖וֹנָת֣וֹ | and den his | Ps.76.2 |
| וּבִמְע֖וֹנֹתֶ֣יהָ | and in dens its | Job.37.8 |
| בַמְּעוֹנ֑וֹת | in dens | Job.38.40 |
| בִּמְעוֹנוֹתֵֽינוּ | in hiding places our | Jer.21.13 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
מְעֹנָה noun feminine id.; —
1. den, lair of wild beasts: of כְּפִיר, מְעֹנָתוֺ Amos 3:4, so plural absolute מְעוֺנוֺת Job 38:40 (|| סֻכָּה), suffix מְעוֺנֹתָם Ps 104:22 construct מְעֹנוֺת אֲרָיוֺת Song 4:8 מְעֹנֹתָיו Nah 2:13* (|| חֹרָיו; of אַרְיֵה, figurative of Nineveh); of חַיָּה in general, בִּמְעוֺנֹתֶיהָ תִשְׁכֹּן Job 37:8 (|| אָ֑רֶב); so apparently figurative of men, hunted by ׳י, מְעוֺנוֺתֵינוּ Jer 21:13, figurative also of ׳י dwelling in temple, singular suffix, מְעוֺנָתוֺ בְּצִיּוֺן Ps 76:3* (|| סוּכּוֺ).
2. figurative מְעֹנָה אֱלֹהֵי קֶדֶם Deut 33:27 the ancient God is a dwelling-place (for his people; compare I. מָעוֺן 3).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Deuteronomy | 33:27 |
| Job | 37:8 · 38:40 |
| Psalms | 76:3* · 104:22 |
| Song of Solomon | 4:8 |
| Jeremiah | 21:13 |
| Amos | 3:4 |
| Nahum | 2:13* |