H4247 H4247
Holes, cavities; specifically holes in the dust or ground where people hide during divine judgment
This term appears in Isaiah 2:19, describing the Day of the Lord: people will flee 'into holes of the dust' to escape God's terrifying presence. The phrase suggests hastily dug or natural cavities in dusty ground—desperate, undignified hiding places. Isaiah pairs this with 'caves of the rocks,' creating a picture of terror so great that people seek any available shelter, however inadequate. The 'holes of the dust' represent the most basic, least protective refuges, emphasizing the futility of hiding from God.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Crude holes or cavities in the ground serving as desperate refuges during theophanic judgment. Isaiah's imagery shows people scrambling into dusty hollows to escape God's terrifying manifestation. These minimal shelters contrast with more substantial rock caves, emphasizing panic and the inadequacy of any human hiding place. The 'holes of the dust' capture the degradation of those fleeing divine presence—reduced to cowering in earth-holes. 1×
AR["وَ-فِي-ثُقُوبِ"]·ben["ও-গর্তে"]·DE["[ובמחלות]"]·EN["and-into-holes-of"]·FR["[ובמחלות]"]·heb["ו-ב-מחילות"]·HI["और-में-बिलों"]·ID["dan-ke-dalam-lubang-lubang"]·IT["[ובמחלות]"]·jav["lan-ing-rongrongan"]·KO["구멍들-에"]·PT["e-em-buracos-de"]·RU["и-в-норы"]·ES["y-en-cavernas-de"]·SW["na-mashimo-ya"]·TR["ve-oyuklarina"]·urd["اور-سوراخوں-میں"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† [מְחִלָּה] n.f. hole, מְחִלּוֹת עָפָר holes of the dust Is 2:19 (‖ מְעָרוֹת צֻרִים cause of the rocks).