מְאוּרָה
me.u.rah
H3975
H:N-F
Hebrew
hole
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Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language
me.u.rah denotes the opening or habitation associated with a cobra in Isaiah’s picture of a child playing safely nearby.
The attested use identifies an opening associated with a cobra, in the setting of a nursing child playing over it in Isaiah 11:8.
Senses in use
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A cobra’s opening or habitation · dominant
In Isaiah 11:8, the feminine singular construct form occurs in the phrase concerning the cobra; the APB renders the clause, "The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 11:8, the APB presents the phrase as "the hole of the cobra." The precise contribution of the term is limited to the cobra-associated opening indicated by the clause.