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mᵊʿārā מְעָרָה ‘cave’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʿūr עוּר ‘be exposed’
Roots: עור

mᵊʿārā n, f
1) cave, den, hole

Mentioned in Genesis 49:29, 23:19, 23:20, 49:30, 50:13, 23:11, 23:9, 25:9, 23:17, 49:32, 19:30 Joshua 10:18, 10:27, 10:22, 10:23, 10:16, 10:17 Judges 6:2 1 Samuel 22:1, 24:9, 24:11, 13:6, 24:4, 24:8 2 Samuel 23:13 1 Kings 18:13, 19:13, 18:4, 19:9 Isaiah 32:14, 2:19 Jeremiah 7:11 Ezekiel 33:27 Psalms 57:1, 142:1 1 Chronicles 11:15

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