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מְעָרָה H4631
H4631 is the Hebrew word מְעָרָה, transliterated mᵉʻârâh and said meh-aw-raw'. The King James Version most often renders it cave.
What it means
a cavern (as dark).
Where it comes from
from H5783 (עוּר).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 38 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: cave, den, hole.
Verses using מְעָרָה
All 36 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 19:30 · KJV
And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.
Genesis 23:9 · KJV
That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.
Genesis 23:11 · KJV
Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
Genesis 23:17 · KJV
And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure
Genesis 23:19 · KJV
And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 23:20 · KJV
And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.
Genesis 25:9 · KJV
And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;
Genesis 49:29 · KJV
And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
Genesis 49:30 · KJV
In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace.
Genesis 49:32 · KJV
The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth.
Genesis 50:13 · KJV
For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.
Joshua 10:16 · KJV
But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.
Joshua 10:17 · KJV
And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah.
Joshua 10:18 · KJV
And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:
Joshua 10:22 · KJV
Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.
Joshua 10:23 · KJV
And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
Joshua 10:27 · KJV
And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave’s mouth, which remain until this very day.
Judges 6:2 · KJV
And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.
1 Samuel 13:6 · KJV
When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.
1 Samuel 22:1 · KJV
David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard it, they went down thither to him.
1 Samuel 24:3 · KJV
And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.
1 Samuel 24:7 · KJV
So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.
1 Samuel 24:8 · KJV
David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.
1 Samuel 24:10 · KJV
Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the LORD’s anointed.
2 Samuel 23:13 · KJV
And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.
1 Kings 18:4 · KJV
For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
1 Kings 18:13 · KJV
Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD’s prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
1 Kings 19:9 · KJV
And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?
1 Kings 19:13 · KJV
And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?
1 Chronicles 11:15 · KJV
Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
Psalm 57:1 · KJV
Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
Psalm 142:1 · KJV
I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication.
Isaiah 2:19 · KJV
And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
Isaiah 32:14 · KJV
Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;
Jeremiah 7:11 · KJV
Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD.
Ezekiel 33:27 · KJV
Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that be in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4631 mean?
H4631 is the Hebrew word מְעָרָה (mᵉʻârâh), meaning a cavern (as dark).
How is H4631 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it cave (26 times), out of the cave (2 times), caves (2 times), themselves in a cave (1 time), cave's (1 time), among others.
How many times does H4631 appear in the Bible?
מְעָרָה (mᵉʻârâh) is tagged in 36 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4631 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5783 (עוּר).
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