King James Bible
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STRONGS NUMBER H4583
Transliteration: maon or main
Phonetic Spelling: (maw-ohn')
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Short Definition: dwelling, habitation
Meaning: an abode, of God, men, animals, a retreat
Word Summary
maon or main: dwelling, habitation
Original Word: מָעוֹןTransliteration: maon or main
Phonetic Spelling: (maw-ohn')
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Short Definition: dwelling, habitation
Meaning: an abode, of God, men, animals, a retreat
Strong's Concordance
den, dwelling-place, habitation Or maiyn (1 Chronicles 4:41) {maw-een'}; from the same as ownah; an abode, of God (the Tabernacle or the Temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum) -- den, dwelling((-)place), habitation.
see HEBREW ownah
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H4583. maon
or main I. מָעוֺן noun [masculine] dwelling, habitation; — absolute ׳מ Psalm 71:3 +, construct מְעוֺן Jeremiah 25:30 +, suffix מְעוֺנֶ֑ךָ Psalm 91:9, etc.; —
1 lair of jackals Jeremiah 9:10; 10:22; 49:33; 51:37 (all of desolated cities); ׳מ אֲרָיוֺת Nahum 2:12 ("" מִרְעֶה; figurative of Nineveh).
2 dwelling of ׳י:
a. in heaven ׳מ קָדְשְׁךָ Deuteronomy 26:15 compare Jeremiah 25:30 ("" מָרוֺם), Zechariah 2:17; Psalm 68:6; 2 Chronicles 30:27.
b. in temple ׳מ בְּיתֶ֑ךָ Psalm 26:8, מְעוֺנוֺ2 Chronicles 36:15 (only here alone).
3 figurative of ׳י as abode of his people, מ ׳צוּר Psalm 71:3, ׳מ alone 90:1; 91:9. — ׳מ 1 Samuel 2:29, 32 is unintelligible (see Commentaries), possibly read מְעוֺיֵן (eyeing [enviously], see עין denominative) Klo HPS, compare ᵐ5 Bu. מְעוֺנָהּ Zephaniah 3:7 is difficult in context, ᵐ5 We Now read מֵעֵינֶיה (compare Joshua 9:23; 2 Samuel 3:29).