{
  "type": "word",
  "id": "H4585",
  "lemma": "מְעוֹנָה",
  "transliteration": "mᵉʻôwnâh",
  "definition": "{an abode, of God (the Tabernacle or the Temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum)}",
  "kjv": "den, habitation, (dwelling) place, refuge.",
  "occurrences": 10,
  "language": "Hebrew",
  "brownDriverBriggs": [
    "מְעֹנָה n.f. id. [p.bj.ac]",
    "1. den, lair of wild beasts",
    "2. fig. the ancient God is a dwelling-place (for his people)"
  ],
  "whereItOccurs": [
    {
      "reference": "Deuteronomy 33:27",
      "text": "The eternal God is your dwelling place. Underneath are the everlasting arms. He thrust out the enemy from before you…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/deuteronomy/33?v=27"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Jeremiah 21:13",
      "text": "Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, and of the rock of the plain,’ says the LORD. ‘You that say, “Who…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/21?v=13"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Amos 3:4",
      "text": "Will a lion roar in the thicket, when he has no prey? Does a young lion cry out of his den, if he has caught nothing?",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/amos/3?v=4"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Nahum 2:13",
      "text": "The lion tore in pieces enough for his cubs, and strangled prey for his lionesses, and filled his caves with the kill…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/nahum/2?v=13"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Zephaniah 3:7",
      "text": "I said, “Just fear me. Receive correction,” so that her dwelling won’t be cut off, according to all that I have…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/zephaniah/3?v=7"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Psalms 76:3",
      "text": "His tabernacle is also in Salem. His dwelling place in Zion.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/76?v=3"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Psalms 104:22",
      "text": "The sun rises, and they steal away, and lie down in their dens.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/104?v=22"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Job 37:8",
      "text": "Then the animals take cover, and remain in their dens.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/job/37?v=8"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Job 38:40",
      "text": "when they crouch in their dens, and lie in wait in the thicket?",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/job/38?v=40"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Song of Songs 4:8",
      "text": "Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, with me from Lebanon. Look from the top of Amana, from the top of Senir and…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/song-of-songs/4?v=8"
    }
  ],
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