H4631 — מְעָרָה (mᵉʻârâh)

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Strong's H4631 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: מְעָרָה (mᵉʻârâh)

Pronunciation: meh-aw-raw'

Morphology: n-f

Derivation: from עוּר (ʻûwr) [H5783];

Definition: a cavern (as dark)

KJV Renderings: cave, den, hole.

Senses

  1. cave, den, hole

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G4693 σπήλαιον spḗlaion neuter of a presumed derivative of σπέος (spéos) (a grotto) a cavern; by implication, a hiding-place or resort cave, den
H5783 עוּר ʻûwr a primitive root to (be) bare be made naked

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.