אֲוֵרָה
a.ve.rah
stall
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word 'āwērāh (H0723), which translates to "stall," is found three times in the Bible. In terms of its definition, a stall typically refers to a structure used to hold or contain livestock. The word likely connotes a physical area, possibly a small enclosure or compartment. Its limited occurrences suggest that 'āwērāh might be used in contexts where confinement, separation, or enclosures of some sort are relevant. The absence of additional information precludes any deeper understanding of its nuances, but in its basic sense, it represents a place that holds animals or things. As a term connected to body and health, 'āwērāh could imply a connection between the physical well-being of animals (such as their living conditions) and the health of humans.
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Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
also storehouses for the increase of grain, new wine, and oil; and stalls for all kinds of animals, and flocks in folds.
1 Kings 4:26Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
2 Chronicles 9:25Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, that he stationed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.