HebrewH4587Proper Noun (Masculine)
מְעוֹנֹתַי
me.o.no.tay
“Meonothai”
2Occurrences
H4587Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Meonothai, an Israelite
plural of H4585 (מְעוֹנָה); habitative;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at ; son of: Othniel (H6274)(?) whose wife was Achsah (H5915); brother of: Hathath (H2867)(?); father of: Ophrah (H6084I) § Meonothai = "my habitations" a son of Othniel, the younger brother of Caleb
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
מְעוֹנֹתַי appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Chronicles
2
Key Passages
1 Chronicles 4:13BSB
The sons of Kenaz:Othniel and Seraiah.The sons of Othniel:Hathath and Meonothai.
1 Chronicles 4:14BSB
Meonothai was the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of those living in Ge-harashim, which was given this name because its people were craftsmen.
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