Me'ara (מערה) means cave in Hebrew.
It can also mean grotto. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מְעָרָה
me'ara
noun · feminine
In English
cave, grotto
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Me'ara.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מגרעת עמוקה בתבליט, שנוצרה באופן טבעי.
וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵן קָבַר אַבְרָהָם אֶת־שָׂרָה אִשְׁתּוֹ, אֶל־מְעָרַת שְׂדֵה הַמַּכְפֵּלָה; עַל־פְּנֵי מַמְרֵא, הִוא חֶבְרוֹן בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Me'ara is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מְעָרָה
- Written without vowel points
- מערה
- Said
- me'ara
- Root
- ע־ר־ה
- Pattern
- מִקְטָלָה
- Plural
- מְעָרוֹת
- Inflections
- מְעָרַת־, ר׳ מְעָרוֹת
- Gematria
- 315
This is how Me'ara is said in other languages.
- English
- cave, grotto
- Arabic
- كَهْف, مَغَارَة
- Russian
- пещера
- French
- caverne, grotte
- Spanish
- cueva
- German
- Höhle
- Yiddish
- הייל
These words rhyme with Me'ara.
The word Me'ara comes from the root ע־ר־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Me'ara in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Me'ara.
What does Me'ara (מערה) mean in Hebrew?
Me'ara (מערה) means cave and grotto. It is said me'ara, with the stress on ra.
What rhymes with Me'ara (מערה)?
Words that rhyme with Me'ara (מערה) include צורה, תורה, מטרה, חברה, יצירה, and סירה.
Is Me'ara (מערה) masculine or feminine?
The word Me'ara (מערה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is מְעָרוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מערה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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