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Holes and Openings

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מְעָרָה40 n.f. cave;—abs. מ׳ Gn 19:30 +; cstr. מְעָרַת 23:19 +; pl. מְעָרוֹת Ju 6:2 +, cstr. id. Is 2:19;—cave, especially as place of sojourn or refuge Gn 19:30 (J), 1 S 24:3(×2), 7, 8, 10 (Ginsb v 4, 8, 9, 11 van d. H. Baer), 1 K 19:1; 13, Ez 33:27; Jos 10:16 (מ׳ בַמַּקֵּדָה) + 7 times Jos 10; Ju 6:2; 1 S 13:6; 1 K 18:4, 13; cf. ψ 57:1; 142:1; מְעָרוֹת צֻרִים Is 2:19, hence מ׳ פָּרִצִים Je 7:11 robbers’ cave; Is 32:14 den (of wild beasts);—מ׳ עֲדֻלָּם 1 S 22:1; 2 S 23:13, whence in ‖ 1 Ch 11:15, read prob. מְצֻדַת ע׳ or מְצָדַת We, cf. Dr, Bu Kit HPS;—as burial place, מ׳ הַמַּכְפֵּלָה Gn 23:9 + (v. מַכְפֵּלָה) = מ׳ alone 23:11, 17, 20; 49:29, 32 (all P). מ׳ אֲשֶׁר לַצִּידֹנִים Jos 13:4 (D), cave-region in Lebanon E. of Sidon, mod. Mughâr Ǧezzîn, according to most, but dub.; perhaps, rather, near Tyre BuhlMDPV 1895, 55.
† III. חֹר, חוֹר n.[m.] hole;—abs. חֹר 2 K 12:10 Ez 8:7 (del. Co B etc.), חוֹר Ct 5:4, חֹרִים 1 S 14:11; cstr. חֹרֵי Jb 30:6; sf. חֹרָיו Na 2:13, חֹרֵיהֶן Zc 14:12;—hole in lid of chest 2 K 12:10 (made by boring, נקב), in door Ct 5:4; in wall Ez 8:7 (v. supra); = eye-socket עיניו תִּמַּקְנָה בְּח׳ Zc 14:12 (plague of enemies of Jerusalem); holes as hiding-places for men 1 S 14:11, so also 13:6 Ew We Dr (for MT חוחים), dwelling of outcast people חרי עָפָר Jb 30:6; of dens of lions Na 2:13.—i. חֹר, v. ii. חור.
σπήλαιον, τό, grotto, cavern, NT+5th c.BC+; σ. λῃστῶν den of robbers, LXX+NT; of a grave, NT+1st c.AD+ __2 privy parts, LXX __3 place behind the scenes in a theatre, Refs 2nd c.AD+
ὀπή, ἡ, opening, hole, ὀπὰς γὰρ εἶχεν οὐκ ὀλίγας [τὸ τριβώνιον] Refs 5th c.BC+; a mouse's hole, Refs 5th c.BC+; of holes in the earth, Refs 4th c.BC+; in a door, Refs 2nd c.AD+; in a rock, LXX; of an orifice in the body, Refs 2nd c.AD+ __2 hole in the roof, serving as a chimney, ={κάπνη},{καπνοδόκη}, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II plural, in Architecture texts, holes in the frieze left to receive the beam-ends, Refs 1st c.BC+; later, of windows, lights in doors, αἱ ὀ. τῶν τοίχων Refs 5th c.BC+ __III (ὄψομαι, ὄπωπα) sight, τοὶ μήτ᾽ ἀκουὰν μήτ᾽ ὀπὰν πεπαμένοι Refs 3rd c.BC+
τρῡπ-ημα, ατος, τό, that which is bored, a hole, Refs 5th c.BC+; in the ψῆφος, Refs 4th c.BC+; τ. νεώς, i. e. one of the holes through which the oars worked, Refs 5th c.BC+; in the flute, Refs 4th c.BC+; in a gate-fastening, the hole for the βάλανος, Aen. Tact. 18.3; ῥαφίδος (compare τρυμαλιά) NT+5th c.BC+
φωλ-εός, ὁ, Epic dialect genitive φωλειοῖο Refs 2nd c.BC+, Epic dialect dative φωλειοῖς Refs 3rd c.AD+:—den, lair, especially of the caves of bears, in which they hibernate, Refs 1st c.AD+; of lions, Refs 2nd c.AD+; of molluscs, Refs 4th c.BC+; of a serpent, Refs 2nd c.AD+; of foxes, NT; of animals in general, Refs 2nd c.AD+; of cave-dwellers, Refs 1st c.BC+ __II schoolhouse, Refs 5th c.AD+
† חֻר, חוּר n.[m.] id.—pl. חוּרִים Is 42:22 as hiding-places of men; s. cstr. חֻר Is 11:8 hole of asp (פָּ֑תֶן).
διέξ-οδος, ἡ, outlet, passage, Refs 5th c.BC+; διέξοδοι ὁδῶν passage-ways, Refs; ἀνέμων διέξοδοι (through the body), Refs 5th c.BC+; way out from, NT+5th c.BC+; of the main roads out of a town, Refs; δ. ὑδάτων, of a spring, LXX; of tears,LXX __2 pathway, orbit, of the sun, Refs 5th c.BC+; τρεῖς ἡλίου διέξοδοι three days, Refs 5th c.BC+; of planets, Refs 4th c.BC+; δ. τῶν βουλευμάτων the paths of his counsels, Refs 5th c.BC+; δ. τῆς φύσεως, τῆς οὐσίας, Refs 1st c.BC+ __3 issue, event, δ. λαβεῖν Refs 2nd c.BC+ __4 means of escape, πάσας δ. διεξελθών Refs 5th c.BC+; δ. πραγμάτων way out of difficulties, Refs 3rd c.BC+ __5 in Medicine texts, evacuation, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II detailed narrative or description, ἡ τοῦ λόγου δ. the course of the narrative or argument, Refs 5th c.BC+; exposition, Refs 1st c.BC+; ἡ διὰ στοιχείου δ. description by resolving into elements, Refs 5th c.BC+; κατὰ διέξοδον in detail, Refs 2nd c.AD+narratives, tales, Refs 5th c.BC+ __III military evolution, δ. τακτικαί Refs 2nd c.AD+ __III.2 excursion, Refs 5th c.BC+ __III.3 repeated experiment, Refs 2nd c.AD+
τρῡμᾰλ-ιά, ἡ, ={τρύμη}, hole, LXX+3rd c.BC+; ἡ τ. τῆς ῥαφίδος the eye of the needle, NT; βελόνηςRefs 5th c.BC+; mesh, Refs 5th c.BC+
מְעָרָה40 n.f. cave;—abs. מ׳ Gn 19:30 +; cstr. מְעָרַת 23:19 +; pl. מְעָרוֹת Ju 6:2 +, cstr. id. Is 2:19;—cave, especially as place of sojourn or refuge Gn 19:30 (J), 1 S 24:3(×2), 7, 8, 10 (Ginsb v 4, 8, 9, 11 van d. H. Baer), 1 K 19:1; 13, Ez 33:27; Jos 10:16 (מ׳ בַמַּקֵּדָה) + 7 times Jos 10; Ju 6:2; 1 S 13:6; 1 K 18:4, 13; cf. ψ 57:1; 142:1; מְעָרוֹת צֻרִים Is 2:19, hence מ׳ פָּרִצִים Je 7:11 robbers’ cave; Is 32:14 den (of wild beasts);—מ׳ עֲדֻלָּם 1 S 22:1; 2 S 23:13, whence in ‖ 1 Ch 11:15, read prob. מְצֻדַת ע׳ or מְצָדַת We, cf. Dr, Bu Kit HPS;—as burial place, מ׳ הַמַּכְפֵּלָה Gn 23:9 + (v. מַכְפֵּלָה) = מ׳ alone 23:11, 17, 20; 49:29, 32 (all P). מ׳ אֲשֶׁר לַצִּידֹנִים Jos 13:4 (D), cave-region in Lebanon E. of Sidon, mod. Mughâr Ǧezzîn, according to most, but dub.; perhaps, rather, near Tyre BuhlMDPV 1895, 55.
† פְּחֶ֫תֶת n.f. a boring or eating out;—Lv 13:55, of leprous decay in garment.
† III. [צִיר] n.[m.] pivot (of door), hinge;—sf. הַדֶּלֶת תִּסּוֹב עַל־צִירָהּ Pr 26:14 (in ‖ of sluggard).
† [שְׁקַעֲרוּרָה] n.f. depression, hollow (on format. v. Ges§ 55 i);—pl. שְׁקַעֲרוּרֹת Lv 14:37 in wall.