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Strong's H4747 מְקֵרָה (meqerah)

Meqerah means “cooling off” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4747 — stoicheion (“element”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4747
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 2
Books 1

Strong's H4747 Quick Answer

Strong's H4747 מְקֵרָה (mqerah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. mqerah (mek-ay-raw') n-f. 1. a cooling off [from the same as H7119] It has 2 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include summer. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
mqerah (mek-ay-raw') n-f. 1. a cooling off [from the same as H7119]
Usage
2 linked usages
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
summer

Meaning and Definition

mqerah (mek-ay-raw') n-f. 1. a cooling off [from the same as H7119] KJV: X summer. Root(s): H7119

Original Word
מְקֵרָה
Transliteration
mqerah
Derivation
First root strongs: 7119
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4747. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H4747 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render mqerah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

summer Judges 3:20

How Strong's H4747 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 2 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4747 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H4747 in the Old Testament

2 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Judges 3:20 KJV

And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.

Judges 3:24 KJV

When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.

Usage Excerpts

First 2 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4747.

Judges 3:20 Old Testament, KJV
And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.
Judges 3:24 Old Testament, KJV
When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4747, grouped by book.

Judges 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H4747 FAQ

What does meqerah (מְקֵרָה) mean?

Meqerah (Strong's H4747) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "cooling off". mqerah (mek-ay-raw') n-f. 1. a cooling off [from the same as H7119]

How many times is meqerah (מְקֵרָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 2 linked usages for Strong's H4747 across 1 book.

Where can I study meqerah (מְקֵרָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4747 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate meqerah (מְקֵרָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as summer. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.