מָעוֹןmâʻôwn
dwelling, habitation
Pronunciation: maw-ohn' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4583
Meanings
1. lair (Jeremiah 9:10; Jeremiah 10:22; Jeremiah 49:33)
2. dwelling of ׳ י
a. in heaven (Deuteronomy 26:15; Jeremiah 25:30; Zechariah 2:17)
b. in temple (Psalms 26:8; 2 Chronicles 36:15)
3. figurative of ׳ י as abode of his people (Psalms 71:3; Psalms 90:1; Psalms 91:9)
Same root
- עוֹנָהʻôwnâh · H5772sexual (cohabitation)
- בֵּית בַּעַל מְעוֹןBêyth Baʻal Mᵉʻôwn · H1010Beth-Baal-Meon, a place in Palestine
- בַּעַל מְעוֹןBaʻal Mᵉʻôwn · H1186Baal-Meon, a place East of the Jordan
- מָעוֹןMâʻôwn · H4584Maon, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine
- מְעוֹנָהmᵉʻôwnâh · H4585{an abode, of God (the Tabernacle or the Temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum)}
Where it appears
Appears 18 times in the Bible.
- Deuteronomy 26:15 Now look down from your holy dwelling place in heaven and bless your people Israel and the land you swore to our ancestors to give us—a land flowing with milk and honey.’
- 1 Samuel 2:29 So why do you scorn my sacrifices and offerings? Why do you give your sons more honor than you give me—for you and they have become fat from the best offerings of my people Israel!
- 1 Samuel 2:32 You will watch with envy as I pour out prosperity on the people of Israel. But no members of your family will ever live out their days.
- 2 Chronicles 30:27 Then the priests and Levites stood and blessed the people, and God heard their prayer from his holy dwelling in heaven.
- 2 Chronicles 36:15 The Lord, the God of their ancestors, repeatedly sent his prophets to warn them, for he had compassion on his people and his Temple.
- Psalms 26:8 I love your sanctuary, Lord, the place where your glorious presence dwells.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).