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It often conveys the idea of a secure and protected refuge, sometimes with divine connotations. It can refer to both physical dwellings and metaphorical places of safety.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, the concept of a dwelling place was deeply significant. It was not only a physical structure but also a symbol of security, community, and divine presence. The Israelites viewed their land and homes as gifts from God, and the idea of God as a refuge or dwelling place was a powerful image of His protection and care.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>fem. of <a href="/hebrew/4583.htm">maon</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>habitation<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>den (2), dens (4), dwelling place (2), habitations (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">מְעֹנָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> id.; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>den, lair</em> of wild beasts: of <font class="hebrew2">כְּפִיר</font>, <font class="hebrew2">מְעֹנָתוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/amos/3-4.htm">Amos 3:4</a>, so plural absolute <font class="hebrew2">מְעוֺנוֺת</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/38-40.htm">Job 38:40</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">סֻכָּה</font>), suffix <font class="hebrew2">מְעוֺנֹתָם</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/104-22.htm">Psalm 104:22</a>; construct <font class="hebrew2">מְעֹנוֺת</font> <font class="hebrew2">אֲרָיוֺת</font> <a href="/interlinear/songs/4-8.htm">Songs 4:8</a>; <font class="hebrew2">מְעֹנֹתָיו</font> <a href="/interlinear/nahum/2-13.htm">Nahum 2:13</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">חֹרָיו</font>; of <font class="hebrew2">אַרְיֵה</font>, figurative of Nineveh); of <font class="hebrew2">חַיָּה</font> in General, <font class="hebrew2">בִּמְעוֺנֹתֶיהָ תִשְׁכֹּן</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/37-8.htm">Job 37:8</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">אָ֑רֶב</font>); so apparently figurative of men, hunted by <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">י</font>, <font class="hebrew2">מְעוֺנוֺתֵינוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/21-13.htm">Jeremiah 21:13</a>, figurative also of <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">י</font> dwelling in temple, singular suffix, <font class="hebrew2">מְעוֺנָתוֺ בְּצִיּוֺן</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/76-3.htm">Psalm 76:3</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">סוּכּוֺ</font>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> figurative <font class="hebrew2">מְעֹנָה אֱלֹהֵי קֶדֶם</font> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/33-27.htm">Deuteronomy 33:27</a> <em>the ancient God is a dwelling-place</em> (for his people; compare I. <font class="hebrew2">מָעוֺן</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>3</b></font>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>den, habitation, dwelling place, refuge <p>Or msonah {meh-o-naw'}; feminine of <a href="/hebrew/4583.htm">ma'own</a>, and meaning the same -- den, habitation, (dwelling) place, refuge. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/4583.htm">ma'own</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בִּמְעוֹנוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ בַמְּעוֹנ֑וֹת במעונות במעונותינו׃ וּבִמְע֖וֹנֹתֶ֣יהָ וּמְע֖וֹנָת֣וֹ וּמְעֹֽנֹתָ֖יו ובמעונתיה ומעונתו ומענתיו מְ֝עוֹנֹתָ֗ם מְעֹנָה֙ מְעוֹנָ֔הּ מִמְּעֹ֣נָת֔וֹ מִמְּעֹנ֣וֹת ממענות ממענתו מעונה מעונתם מענה ḇam·mə·‘ō·w·nō·wṯ ḇammə‘ōwnōwṯ bim‘ōwnōwṯênū bim·‘ō·w·nō·w·ṯê·nū bimonoTeinu mə‘ōnāh mə‘ōwnāh mə‘ōwnōṯām mə·‘ō·nāh mə·‘ō·w·nāh mə·‘ō·w·nō·ṯām meoNah meonoTam mim·mə·‘ō·nā·ṯōw mim·mə·‘ō·nō·wṯ mimeOnaTo mimeoNot mimmə‘ōnāṯōw mimmə‘ōnōwṯ ū·ḇim·‘ō·w·nō·ṯe·hā ū·mə·‘ō·nō·ṯāw ū·mə·‘ō·w·nā·ṯōw ūḇim‘ōwnōṯehā ūmə‘ōnōṯāw ūmə‘ōwnāṯōw umeonaTo umeonoTav uvimonoTeiha vammeoNot<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/33-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 33:27</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/33.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> מְעֹנָה֙ </b> אֱלֹ֣הֵי קֶ֔דֶם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/33.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> God <span class="itali">is a dwelling place,</span> And underneath<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/33.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> God <span class="itali">[is thy] refuge,</span> and underneath [are] the everlasting<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/33-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">dwelling</span> God the eternal<p><b><a href="/text/job/37-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 37:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/37.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְמוֹ־ אָ֑רֶב <b> וּבִמְע֖וֹנֹתֶ֣יהָ </b> תִשְׁכֹּֽן׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/37.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> into its lair And remains <span class="itali">in its den.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/job/37.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> dens, and remain <span class="itali">in their places.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/job/37-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> into lair <span class="itali">den</span> and remains<p><b><a href="/text/job/38-40.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 38:40</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/38.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּי־ יָשֹׁ֥חוּ <b> בַמְּעוֹנ֑וֹת </b> יֵשְׁב֖וּ בַסֻּכָּ֣ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/38.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> they crouch <span class="itali">in [their] dens</span> [And] lie in wait<br><a href="/kjvs/job/38.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> When they couch <span class="itali">in [their] dens,</span> [and] abide<br><a href="/interlinear/job/38-40.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> When crouch <span class="itali">in dens</span> abide the covert<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/76-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 76:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/76.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְשָׁלֵ֣ם סֻכּ֑וֹ <b> וּמְע֖וֹנָת֣וֹ </b> בְצִיּֽוֹן׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/76.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> is in Salem; <span class="itali">His dwelling place</span> also is in Zion.<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/76.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> also is his tabernacle, <span class="itali">and his dwelling place</span> in Zion.<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/76-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Salem his tabernacle <span class="itali">his dwelling</span> Zion<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/104-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 104:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/104.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יֵאָסֵפ֑וּן וְאֶל־ <b> מְ֝עוֹנֹתָ֗ם </b> יִרְבָּצֽוּן׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/104.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And lie down <span class="itali">in their dens.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/104.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and lay them down <span class="itali">in their dens.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/104-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> withdraw in <span class="itali">their dens</span> and lie<p><b><a href="/text/songs/4-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 4:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שְׂנִיר֙ וְחֶרְמ֔וֹן <b> מִמְּעֹנ֣וֹת </b> אֲרָי֔וֹת מֵֽהַרְרֵ֖י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/songs/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Hermon, <span class="itali">From the dens</span> of lions,<br><a href="/kjvs/songs/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> from the lions' <span class="itali">dens,</span> from the mountains<br><a href="/interlinear/songs/4-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Senir and Hermon <span class="itali">the dens</span> of lions the mountains<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/21-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 21:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/21.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּמִ֥י יָב֖וֹא <b> בִּמְעוֹנוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> will enter <span class="itali">into our habitations?'</span><br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> against us? or who shall enter <span class="itali">into our habitations?</span><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/21-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> who will enter <span class="itali">den</span><p><b><a href="/text/amos/3-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Amos 3:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/amos/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כְּפִ֤יר קוֹלוֹ֙ <b> מִמְּעֹ֣נָת֔וֹ </b> בִּלְתִּ֖י אִם־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/amos/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> growl <span class="itali">from his den</span> unless<br><a href="/kjvs/amos/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> cry out <span class="itali">of his den,</span> if he have taken<br><a href="/interlinear/amos/3-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> lion aloud <span class="itali">his den</span> because lo<p><b><a href="/text/nahum/2-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nahum 2:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nahum/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">טֶ֣רֶף חֹרָ֔יו <b> וּמְעֹֽנֹתָ֖יו </b> טְרֵפָֽה׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nahum/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with prey <span class="itali">And his dens</span> with torn flesh.<br><a href="/kjvs/nahum/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with prey, <span class="itali">and his dens</span> with ravin.<br><a href="/interlinear/nahum/2-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> prey his lairs <span class="itali">and his dens</span> torn<p><b><a href="/text/zephaniah/3-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Zephaniah 3:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/zephaniah/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְלֹֽא־ יִכָּרֵ֣ת <b> מְעוֹנָ֔הּ </b> כֹּ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־</span><br><a href="/interlinear/zephaniah/3-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not will not be cut <span class="itali">den</span> all i<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4585.htm">10 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4585.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4585<br>10 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/bimonoteinu_4585.htm">bim·‘ō·w·nō·w·ṯê·nū — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/meonah_4585.htm">mə·‘ō·nāh — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/meonotam_4585.htm">mə·‘ō·w·nō·ṯām — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mimeonato_4585.htm">mim·mə·‘ō·nā·ṯōw — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mimeonot_4585.htm">mim·mə·‘ō·nō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umeonato_4585.htm">ū·mə·‘ō·w·nā·ṯōw — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umeonotav_4585.htm">ū·mə·‘ō·nō·ṯāw — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/uvimonoteiha_4585.htm">ū·ḇim·‘ō·w·nō·ṯe·hā — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vammeonot_4585.htm">ḇam·mə·‘ō·w·nō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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