מְכֹרָה

me.khu.rahoriginHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine3 occurrences1 book3 verses

Definition

or מְכֹרָה; from the same as H3564 in the sense of dipping; origin (as if a mine)
Traditional renderings: birth, habitation, nativity.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

3 total
  1. Ezekiel 16:3מְכֹרֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ · Your origin
    …and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth were in the land of the Canaanites. Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite.
  2. Ezekiel 21:30מְכֻרוֹתַ֖יִךְ · of your origin
    Return the sword to its sheath! In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, I will judge you.
  3. Ezekiel 29:14מְכֽוּרָתָ֑ם · of their origin
    I will restore Egypt from captivity and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin. There they will be a lowly kingdom.