Hebrew word study

מְעָרָהmᵉʻârâh a cavern (as dark)

Pronounced “meh-aw-raw'

a cavern (as dark)

Translated in the King James as: cave, den, hole.

Appears 39 times in Scripture

Origin: from H5783 (עוּר);

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Where it appears

Genesis 11×
Genesis 19:30Genesis 23:9Genesis 23:11Genesis 23:17Genesis 23:19Genesis 23:20Genesis 25:9Genesis 49:29Genesis 49:30Genesis 49:32Genesis 50:13
Joshua 8×
Joshua 10:16Joshua 10:17Joshua 10:18Joshua 10:22Joshua 10:23Joshua 10:27+ 2 more in Joshua
Judges 1×
Judges 6:2
1 Samuel 7×
1 Sam 13:61 Sam 22:11 Sam 24:31 Sam 24:71 Sam 24:81 Sam 24:10+ 1 more in 1 Samuel
2 Samuel 1×
2 Sam 23:13
1 Kings 4×
1 Ki 18:41 Ki 18:131 Ki 19:91 Ki 19:13
1 Chronicles 1×
1 Chr 11:15
Psalms 2×
Psalms 57:1Psalms 142:1
Isaiah 2×
Isaiah 2:19Isaiah 32:14
Jeremiah 1×
Jeremiah 7:11
Ezekiel 1×
Ezekiel 33:27

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