Mâʻôwn — H4583

H4583 · Hebrew — מעון

Pronunciation: maw-ohn'

Other spellings: mâʻîyn מָעִין

Definition

masculine noun

an abode, of God (the Tabernacle or the Temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum)

  1. dwelling, habitation, refuge
    1. lair, refuge (of jackals)
    2. dwelling

Usually translated as

habitation, dwelling, den, dwellingplace

Origin

or mâʻîyn; (1 Chronicles 4:41), from the same as H5772

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Mâʻôwn occurs 19 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Deuteronomy (1), 1 Samuel (2), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (2), Psalms (5), Jeremiah (5), Nahum (1), Zephaniah (1), Zechariah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — M