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מִנְהָרָה
min.ha.rah
H4492
H:N-F Hebrew

cave

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min.ha.rah denotes mountain caves made by the sons of Israel in the face of Midian.

The attested use refers to caves in the mountains that the sons of Israel made for themselves in response to Midian's strength.

Senses in use

  1. Mountain caves made for refuge · dominant

    In Judges 6:2, the plural absolute noun occurs in the clause describing what the sons of Israel made for themselves from the face of Midian. The APB renders the verse with “the caves which are in the mountains,” placing these caves alongside other caves and strongholds.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Judges 6:2, the APB presents the term within “the caves which are in the mountains.” Its precise correspondence to the repeated English “caves” cannot be isolated with certainty.

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