Mᵉdôwr — H4070

Definition

masculine noun

a dwelling

1. dwelling place

Usually translated as

dwelling

Origin

(Aramaic) or mᵉdôr; (Aramaic), or mᵉdâr; (Aramaic), from H1753

• Derived from Dûwr (H1753)

Greek equivalents

• katoikētḗrion (G2732)
• katoikía (G2733)

Occurrences

Mᵉdôwr occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Daniel (4)

• Daniel 2:11 — And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling (מְדָ֣רְה֔וֹן) is not with flesh.
• Daniel 4:25 — That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling (מְדֹרָ֜ךְ) shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
• Daniel 4:32 — And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling (מְדֹרָ֗ךְ) shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
• Daniel 5:21 — And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling (מְדוֹרֵ֔הּ) was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.