Bible Encyclopedia: Mearah

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

MEARAH

me-a'-ra (me`arah; omitted in the Septuagint): A town or district mentioned only in Joshua 13:4, as belonging to the Zidonians. The name as it stands means "cave." If that is correct it may be represented by the modern village Mogheiriyeh, "little cave," not far from Sidon. Perhaps, however, we should find in the word the name of a Sidonian city, with the preposition min, that has suffered change in transcription. Septuagint reads "from Gaza"; but Gaza is obviously too far to the South.

Strong's Hebrew

4632. Mearah -- a cave region in Lebanon
... 4631, 4632. Mearah. 4633 . a cave region in Lebanon. Transliteration: Mearah
Phonetic Spelling: (meh-aw-raw') Short Definition: Mearah. ...
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4631. mearah -- a cave
... 4630, 4631. mearah. 4632 . a cave. Transliteration: mearah Phonetic Spelling:
(meh-aw-raw') Short Definition: cave. ... see HEBREW uwr. 4630, 4631. mearah. 4632 ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Mearah

den; cave; making empty

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Mearah

(a cave), a place named in (Joshua 13:4) only. The word means in Hebrew a cave, and it is commonly assumed that the reference is to some remarkable cavern in the neighborhood of Zidon.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

A cave, a place in the northern boundary of Palestine (Joshua 13:4). This may be the cave of Jezzin in Lebanon, 10 miles east of Sidon, on the Damascus road; or probably, as others think, Mogheirizeh, north-east of Sidon.

Thesaurus

Mearah (1 Occurrence)
...MEARAH. me-a'-ra (me`arah; omitted in the Septuagint): A town or district mentioned
only in Joshua 13:4, as belonging to the Zidonians. ...Mearah (1 Occurrence). ...
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Mear'ah (1 Occurrence)
Mear'ah. Mearah, Mear'ah. Measure . Multi-Version Concordance Mear'ah
(1 Occurrence). ... Mearah, Mear'ah. Measure . Reference Bible.
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Meanwhile (38 Occurrences)

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Zidonians (11 Occurrences)
... Joshua 13:4 on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongeth
to the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the border of the Amorites; (See JPS BBE). ...
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Belongeth (36 Occurrences)
... Joshua 13:4 on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongeth
to the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the border of the Amorites; (ASV DBY JPS). ...
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Arah (3 Occurrences)
... Joshua 13:4 on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs
to the Sidonians, to Aphek, to the border of the Amorites; (Root in WEB KJV ...
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Aphek (9 Occurrences)
... Joshua 13:4 on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs
to the Sidonians, to Aphek, to the border of the Amorites; (WEB KJV JPS ASV ...
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Sido'nians (11 Occurrences)
... Joshua 13:4 From the south, all the land of the Canaanite, and Mearah, which 'is'
to the Sidonians, unto Aphek, unto the border of the Amorite; (See RSV). ...
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Sidonians (16 Occurrences)
... Joshua 13:4 on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs
to the Sidonians, to Aphek, to the border of the Amorites; (WEB KJV ASV DBY ...
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Boundary (83 Occurrences)
... Joshua 13:4 on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs
to the Sidonians, to Aphek, to the border of the Amorites; (See RSV). ...
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Bible Concordance

Mearah (1 Occurrence)

Joshua 13:4 on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, to Aphek, to the border of the Amorites;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Subtopics

Mearah

Related Terms

Mear'ah (1 Occurrence)

Meanwhile (38 Occurrences)

Zidonians (11 Occurrences)

Belongeth (36 Occurrences)

Arah (3 Occurrences)

Aphek (9 Occurrences)

Sido'nians (11 Occurrences)

Sidonians (16 Occurrences)

Boundary (83 Occurrences)