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Hebrew wordlink #9602

OSHB Gen 23:11 וְהַמְּעָרָה (və, ha, məˊārāh) Strongs=c, d, 4631 Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘הַ’, ‘מְעָרָה’
contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, the, cave’ morpheme glosses=‘and, the, cave’
Morphology=C PoS=conjunction
Morphology=Td PoS=definite_article
Morphology=Ncfsa PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-1860

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The word form ‘וְהַמְּעָרָה’ (Morphology=C PoS=conjunction
Morphology=Td PoS=definite_article
Morphology=Ncfsa PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=singular State=absolute) is always and only glossed as ‘and, the, cave’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘הַ’, ‘מְעָרָה’’ have only one gloss: ‘and,the,cave’.

Hebrew words (29) other than וְהַמְּעָרָה (Morphology=C PoS=conjunction
Morphology=Td PoS=definite_article
Morphology=Ncfsa PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=singular State=absolute) with a gloss related to ‘cave’

GEN 19:30 בַּמְּעָרָה (bamməˊārāh) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מְעָרָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, cave’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, cave’ OSHB GEN 19:30 word 14

OET-LV: 30 And_ Lōţ _he/it _ascended from_Tsoˊar and_he/it _sat _down//remained//lived in_country and_the _two _of daughters _of_his with_him/it if/because he _was _afraid to_dwell in_Tsoˊar and_he/it _sat _down//remained//lived in_cave he and_the _two _of daughters _of_his. (GEN_19:30)

OET-RV: 30 Then Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled up in the hills, because he was afraid to stay in Zoar. So he lived in a cave up there with his two daughters. (GEN 19:30)

GEN 23:9 מְעָרַת (məˊārat) Lemma=‘מְעָרָה’ contextual word gloss=‘the_cave_of’ word gloss=‘cave_of’ OSHB GEN 23:9 word 4

OET-LV: 9 So_that _he _may _give to_me DOM the _cave _of (the)_Machpelah which to_him/it which is_at_the _end _of his _field _of_of for_silver full let_him _give _it to_me among_you(pl) to_a _possession _of a _burial _site. (GEN_23:9)

OET-RV: 9 so that he’ll sell me Makpelah’s cave which belongs to him and which is at the end of his field. I’ll pay full price if he’ll give it to me to use as a burial place.” (GEN 23:9)

GEN 23:19 מְעָרַת (məˊārat) Lemma=‘מְעָרָה’ contextual word gloss=‘the_cave_of’ word gloss=‘cave_of’ OSHB GEN 23:19 word 9

OET-LV: 19 And_after thus ʼAⱱrāhām he _buried DOM Sārāh his/its_wife/woman into the _cave _of the _field _of (the)_Machpelah on the _face _of Mamre that is_Ḩeⱱrōn in_land of _Kənaˊan/(Canaan). (GEN_23:19)

OET-RV: 19 Then after that, Abraham laid the body of his wife Sarah to rest in the cave in Makpelah’s field facing Mamre (also called Hebron, in the Canaan region). (GEN 23:19)

GEN 25:9 מְעָרַת (məˊārat) Lemma=‘מְעָרָה’ contextual word gloss=‘the_cave_of’ word gloss=‘cave_of’ OSHB GEN 25:9 word 7

OET-LV: 9 And_they _buried Yiʦḩāq DOM_him/it and_Yishmāˊ^ʼēl/(Ishmael) sons _of_his into the _cave _of (the)_Machpelah to the _field _of ˊEfrōn the _son _of Zohar the_Ḩittiy which is_on the _face _of Mamre. (GEN_25:9)

OET-RV: 9 His sons Yitshak and Yishma’el buried him in Makpelah’s cave (in the field of Efron, Zohar the Hittite’s son, which faced Mamre)— (GEN 25:9)

GEN 49:29 הַמְּעָרָה (hamməˊārāh) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘מְעָרָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, cave’ morpheme glosses=‘the, cave’ OSHB GEN 49:29 word 14

OET-LV: 29 And_he/it _commanded them and_he/it _said to_them I am_about _to _be _gathered to people _of_my bury DOM_me with fathers _of_my into the_cave which is_in_the _field _of ˊEfrōn the_Ḩittiy. (GEN_49:29)

OET-RV: 29 Then Yacob instructed them, “I’m about to go and join my ancestors. Bury me with them in the cave in the field that was bought from Efron the Hittite, (GEN 49:29)

GEN 49:30 בַּמְּעָרָה (bamməˊārāh) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מְעָרָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, cave’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, cave’ OSHB GEN 49:30 word 1

OET-LV: 30 In_cave which is_in_the _field _of (the)_Machpelah which is_on the _face _of Mamre in_land of _Kənaˊan/(Canaan) which he _bought ʼAⱱrāhām DOM the_field from_with ˊEfrōn the_Ḩittiy to_a _possession _of a _burial _site. (GEN_49:30)

OET-RV: 30 in the cave that is in Makpelah’s field in front of Mamre in Canaan. That’s the cave that my grandfather Abraham bought with the field from Efron the Hittite as property for a burial place. (GEN 49:30)

GEN 50:13 בִּמְעָרַת (bimˊārat) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מְעָרָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, the_cave_of’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, cave_of’ OSHB GEN 50:13 word 8

OET-LV: 13 And_they _carried sons _of_his DOM_him/it towards_land of _Kənaˊan/(Canaan) and_they _buried DOM_him/it in_the _cave _of the _field _of (the)_Machpelah which he _had _bought ʼAⱱrāhām DOM the_field to_a _possession _of a _burial _site from_with ˊEfrōn the_Ḩittiy on the _face _of Mamre. (GEN_50:13)

OET-RV: 13 They carried his embalmed body to Canaan and buried him in the cave in Makpelah’s field. Abraham had bought with the field with the included cave from Efron the Hittite as property for a burial place, in front of Mamre. (GEN 50:13)

JOS 10:16 בַמְּעָרָה (ⱱamməˊārāh) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מְעָרָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, cave’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, cave’ OSHB JOS 10:16 word 6

OET-LV: 16 And_they _fled the _five _of the_kings the_these and_they _hid _themselves in_cave at_Maqqēdāh. (JOS_10:16)

OET-RV: 16 Meanwhile those five kings had fled away and hidden at Makkedah in a cave, (JOS 10:16)

JOS 10:17 בַּמְּעָרָה (bamməˊārāh) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מְעָרָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, cave’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, cave’ OSHB JOS 10:17 word 8

OET-LV: 17 And_it _was _told to_Yəhōshūˊa to_say they _have _been _found the _five _of the_kings hidden in_cave at_Maqqēdāh. (JOS_10:17)

OET-RV: 17 and Yehoshua was told, “The five kings have been found hiding in the cave at Makkedah.” (JOS 10:17)

JOS 10:18 הַמְּעָרָה (hamməˊārāh) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘מְעָרָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘of, the_cave’ morpheme glosses=‘the, cave’ OSHB JOS 10:18 word 8

OET-LV: 18 And_ Yəhōshūˊa _he/it _said roll stones large into the _mouth _of the _cave and_appoint on/upon_it(f) men to_guard_them. (JOS_10:18)

OET-RV: 18 Yehoshua said, “Roll large rocks across the mouth of the cave and assign men to guard them there, (JOS 10:18)

JOS 10:22 הַמְּעָרָה (hamməˊārāh) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘מְעָרָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘of, the_cave’ morpheme glosses=‘the, cave’ OSHB JOS 10:22 word 6

OET-LV: 22 And_ Yəhōshūˊa _he/it _said open DOM the _mouth _of the _cave and_bring _out to_me DOM the _five _of the_kings the_these from the_cave. (JOS_10:22)

OET-RV: 22 Then Yehoshua said, “Open up the cave and bring those five kings to me.” (JOS 10:22)

JOS 10:22 הַמְּעָרָה (hamməˊārāh) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘מְעָרָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, cave’ morpheme glosses=‘the, cave’ OSHB JOS 10:22 word 14

OET-LV: 22 And_ Yəhōshūˊa _he/it _said open DOM the _mouth _of the _cave and_bring _out to_me DOM the _five _of the_kings the_these from the_cave. (JOS_10:22)

OET-RV: 22 Then Yehoshua said, “Open up the cave and bring those five kings to me.” (JOS 10:22)

JOS 10:23 הַמְּעָרָה (hamməˊārāh) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘מְעָרָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, cave’ morpheme glosses=‘the, cave’ OSHB JOS 10:23 word 10

OET-LV: 23 And_they _made thus and_they _brought _out to_him/it DOM the _five _of the_kings the_these from the_cave DOM the _king _of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) DOM the _king _of Ḩeⱱrōn DOM the _king _of Yarmūt/(Jarmuth) DOM the _king _of Lākīsh DOM the _king _of ˊEglōn. (JOS_10:23)

OET-RV: 23 They did it and brought the five kings out from the cave—the kings of Yerushalem, Hebron, Yarmut, Lakish, and Eglon. (JOS 10:23)

JOS 10:27 הַמְּעָרָה (hamməˊārāh) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘מְעָרָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, cave’ morpheme glosses=‘the, cave’ OSHB JOS 10:27 word 12

OET-LV: 27 And_he/it _was to_the _time _of was _going the_sun Yəhōshūˊa he _commanded and_people_took _them _down from_under the_trees and_they_threw _them into the_cave where they _had _hidden _themselves there and_they _put stones large over the _mouth _of the _cave until the _substance _of the_day (the)_this. (JOS_10:27)

OET-RV: 27 As the sun was going down, he commanded that the bodies be brought down and thrown into the cave where they had hidden, and they placed large rocks over the cave entrance again, which are still there to this day. (JOS 10:27)

JOS 10:27 הַמְּעָרָה (hamməˊārāh) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘מְעָרָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘of, the_cave’ morpheme glosses=‘the, cave’ OSHB JOS 10:27 word 21

JOS 13:4 וּמְעָרָה (ūməˊārāh) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘מְעָרָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, a_cave’ morpheme glosses=‘and, mearah’ OSHB JOS 13:4 word 5

OET-LV: 4 From_the_south all _of the _land _of the_Kənaˊₐnī[s] and_a _cave which belongs_to_Tsīdonī/(Sidonians) to to_ʼAfēq to the _border _of the_ʼAmorī. (JOS_13:4)

OET-RV: 4 In the south: all the land of the Canaanites, and a Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, as far as Afek, as far as the border of the Amorites, (JOS 13:4)

1 SAM 22:1 מְעָרַת (məˊārat) Lemma=‘מְעָרָה’ contextual word gloss=‘the_cave_of’ word gloss=‘cave_of’ OSHB 1 SAM 22:1 word 6

OET-LV: 22 and_ Dāvid _he/it _went from_there and_he _escaped to the _cave _of ˊAdullām brothers _of_his and_they _heard and_all the _household _of his/its_father and_they _went _down to_him/it to_there. (SA1_22:1)

OET-RV: 22 So David left there and slipped away to the cave at Adullam. When his brothers and other relatives found out, they went and joined him there. (SA1 22:1)

1 SAM 24:4 מְעָרָה (məˊārāh) Lemma=‘מְעָרָה’ contextual word gloss=‘a_cave’ word gloss=‘cave’ OSHB 1 SAM 24:4 word 8

OET-LV: 4  and_he _came to the _folds _of the _sheep on the_way and_there a _cave and_ Shāʼūl _he _went to_cover DOM feet _of_his and_Dāvid and_his _of_men in_the _innermost _parts _of the _cave were_sitting. (SA1_24:4)

OET-RV: 4 David’s men whispered to him, “Wow, today what Yahweh told you is coming true when he said, ‘Listen, I’m about to give victory over your enemy, and you will do to him whatever you think is right.’ ” Then David sneaked up and quietly cut a piece off the edge of Sha’ul’s robe. (SA1 24:4)

1 SAM 24:4 הַמְּעָרָה (hamməˊārāh) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘מְעָרָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘of, the_cave’ morpheme glosses=‘the, cave’ OSHB 1 SAM 24:4 word 17

1 SAM 24:8 מֵהַמְּעָרָה (mēhamməˊārāh) Lemmas=‘מִן’, ‘הַ’, ‘מְעָרָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘from, the, cave’ morpheme glosses=‘left, the, cave’ OSHB 1 SAM 24:8 word 13

OET-LV: 8  and_ Dāvid _he _reprimanded DOM men _of_his by_words/messages and_not he_permitted _them to_rise _up against Shāʼūl/(Saul) and_Shāʼūl he _arose from_the_cave and_he/it _went on_way. (SA1_24:8)

OET-RV: 8 After waiting a few moment, David went out of the cave and called out behind Sha’ul, “My master the king.” When Sha’ul turned and looked behind him, David bowed (SA1 24:8)

1 SAM 24:11 בַּמְּעָרָה (bamməˊārāh) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מְעָרָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, cave’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, cave’ OSHB 1 SAM 24:11 word 12

OET-LV: 11  here the_day the_this they _have _seen eyes _of_your _own DOM how he_gave _you YHWH the_day in_my _of_hand in_cave and_saying(ms) to_kill_you and_it _looked _with _compassion on_you and_I _said not I _will _stretch _out hand _of_my on_my _of_master if/because is_the_one_anointed _of YHWH he. (SA1_24:11)

OET-RV: 11 Your majesty, look of this piece of your robe that I’m holding, because when I cut it off, I didn’t kill you. So now you can see for yourself that I have no evil plans, and I haven’t do you any wrong, even though you’re ambushing me so you can kill me. (SA1 24:11)

2 SAM 23:13 מְעָרַת (məˊārat) Lemma=‘מְעָרָה’ contextual word gloss=‘the_cave_of’ word gloss=‘cave_of’ OSHB 2 SAM 23:13 word 11

OET-LV: 13 and_they _went _down three of_the_thirty chief[s] and_they _came to the_harvest to Dāvid to the _cave _of Adullam and_a _community _of Fəlishtiy was_encamping in_the _valley _of Rəfāʼīm. (SA2_23:13)

OET-RV: 13 Once as it was approaching harvest time, three of ‘The Thirty’ went to where David had been staying at Adullam’s cave. There was a Philistine unit camped in the Refaim valley. (SA2 23:13)

1 KI 18:4 בַּמְּעָרָה (bamməˊārāh) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מְעָרָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, cave’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, cave’ OSHB 1 KI 18:4 word 14

OET-LV: 4 And_he/it _was when_cut _off ʼĪzeⱱel/(Jezebel) DOM the _prophets _of YHWH and_ ˊOⱱad^yāh _he/it _took one _hundred prophets and_he_hid _them fifty man in_cave and_he_supplied _them food and_water. (KI1_18:4)

OET-RV: 4 When Queen Izevel had tried to kill Yahweh’s prophets, Ovadyah had hidden a hundred prophets—fifty in each of two caves and kept them supplied with food and water.) (KI1 18:4)

1 KI 18:13 בַּמְּעָרָה (bamməˊārāh) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מְעָרָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, cave’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, cave’ OSHB 1 KI 18:13 word 20

OET-LV: 13 Not has _it _been _told to_my _of_master DOM that_which I _did when_killed ʼĪzeⱱel/(Jezebel) DOM the _prophets _of YHWH and_I _hid of_the _prophets _of of_YHWH one _hundred man fifty fifty man in_cave and_I_supplied _them food and_water. (KI1_18:13)

OET-RV: 13 Haven’t you heard, my master, what I did when Izevel was killing Yahweh’s prophets and I hid a hundred of them in two caves and kept them supplied with food and water? (KI1 18:13)

1 KI 19:9 הַמְּעָרָה (hamməˊārāh) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘מְעָרָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, cave’ morpheme glosses=‘the, cave’ OSHB 1 KI 19:9 word 4

OET-LV: 9 And_he _went there into the_cave and_he _spent _the _night there and_see/lo/see the _message _of YHWH to_him/it and_he/it _said to_him/it what is_to_you here Oh _ʼĒliy^yāh. (KI1_19:9)

OET-RV: 9 He entered a cave there and overnighted in the cave, then suddenly Yahweh spoke to him, asking, “What are you doing here, Eliyah?” (KI1 19:9)

1 KI 19:13 הַמְּעָרָה (hamməˊārāh) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘מְעָרָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘of, the_cave’ morpheme glosses=‘the, cave’ OSHB 1 KI 19:13 word 10

OET-LV: 13 And_he/it _was just_as _heard ʼĒliy^yāh and_he _wrapped his/its_faces/face in_his _of_cloak and_he/it _went _out and_he _stood the _entrance _of the _cave and_see/lo/see to_him/it a _voice and_he/it _said what is_to_you here Oh _ʼĒliy^yāh. (KI1_19:13)

OET-RV: 13 When Eliyah heard that, he wrapped his cloak around his face and went out and stood at the opening of the cave, and he heard a voice ask him, “Why are you here, Eliyah?” (KI1 19:13)

1 CHR 11:15 מְעָרַת (məˊārat) Lemma=‘מְעָרָה’ contextual word gloss=‘the_cave_of’ word gloss=‘cave_of’ OSHB 1 CHR 11:15 word 11

OET-LV: 15 And_they _went _down three of the_thirty chief[s] to the_rock to Dāvid to the _cave _of ˊAdullām and_a _camp _of Fəlishtiy was_encamping in_the _valley _of Rəfāʼīm. (CH1_11:15)

OET-RV: 15 Then three of that top thirty went down to David, near the rock at Adullam’s cave. Meanwhile, Philistines had encamped in the Refaim Valley. (CH1 11:15)

PSA 57:1 בַּמְּעָרָה (bamməˊārāh) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מְעָרָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, cave’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, cave’ OSHB PSA 57:1 word 9

OET-LV: 57 To_choirmaster al- tashcheth of_Dāvid a _miktam when_he_fled from_face/in _front _of Shāʼūl/(Saul) in_cave. (PSA_57:1)

OET-RV: For the musical director: a song by David written when he was fleeing from Shaul and hid in a cave. To be sung to the tune of ‘Don’t destroy’.
⇔  57 Be merciful to me, God, be merciful to me,
⇔ because I come to you to be safe until these troubles are over.
⇔ ≈ I stay under your wings for protection until this destruction is over. (PSA 57:1)

PSA 142:1 בַמְּעָרָה (ⱱamməˊārāh) Lemmas=‘בְּ’, ‘מְעָרָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘in, cave’ morpheme glosses=‘in / on / at / with, cave’ OSHB PSA 142:1 word 4

OET-LV: 142 A _poem of_Dāvid when_he_was in_cave a _prayer. (PSA_142:1)

OET-RV: A song and prayer of David when he was hiding in a cave.
⇔  142 I cry out to Yahweh with my voice.
⇔ ≈ With my voice I plead to Yahweh for his favour. (PSA 142:1)

Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #9602

Hebrew words (29) other than וְהַמְּעָרָה (Morphology=C PoS=conjunction Morphology=Td PoS=definite_article Morphology=Ncfsa PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=singular State=absolute) with a gloss related to ‘cave’

Hebrew words (29) other than וְהַמְּעָרָה (Morphology=C PoS=conjunction
Morphology=Td PoS=definite_article
Morphology=Ncfsa PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=singular State=absolute) with a gloss related to ‘cave’