mad.re.gah denotes a steep or stair-like place, whether a hiding place in rock or a place that falls in upheaval.

The two occurrences depict a steep or stair-like place: a singular hiding place associated with a rock in Song of Songs 2:14 and plural places that fall amid upheaval in Ezekiel 38:20.

1. Steep or stair-like place · dominant

   In Song of Songs 2:14, the singular noun occurs in the phrase describing a dove's hiding place; the APB renders the setting as “the hiding place of the stair.” In Ezekiel 38:20, the plural noun names places that fall, and the APB renders the clause “the steep places will fall.”

   Song of Songs 2:14Ezekiel 38:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “the stair” in Song of Songs 2:14 and as “the steep places” in Ezekiel 38:20. These renderings indicate the verse-level presentation rather than separate lexical meanings.