Den
Bible Usage:
- First Reference: Psalms 10:9
- Last Reference: Luke 19:46
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: Yes
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: No
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: Yes
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
- H1358 Used 10 times
- H3975 Used 1 time
- H4480 Used 1 time
- H4583 Used 2 times
- H4631 Used 1 time
- H5520 Used 1 time
- G4693 Used 3 times
A lair of wild beasts (Psalms 10:9; 104:22; Job 37:8); the hole of a venomous reptile (Isaiah 11:8); a recess for secrecy "in dens and caves of the earth" (Hebrews 11:38); a resort of thieves (Matthew 21:13; Mark 11:17). Daniel was cast into "the den of lions" (Daniel 6:16, 17). Some recent discoveries among the ruins of Babylon have brought to light the fact that the practice of punishing offenders against the law by throwing them into a den of lions was common.
DEN, noun
1. A cave or hollow place in the earth; usually applied to a cave, pit, or subterraneous recess, used for concealment, shelter, protection or security; as a lions den; a den of robbers or thieves.
The beasts go into dens. The children of Israel made themselves dens. Job 37:8. Judges 6:2.
2. As a termination, in names of places, it denotes the place to be in a valley or near a wood.
DEN, verb intransitive To dwell as in a den
Bible Usage:
- First Reference: Psalms 10:9
- Last Reference: Luke 19:46
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: Yes
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: No
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: Yes
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
- H1358 Used 10 times
- H3975 Used 1 time
- H4480 Used 1 time
- H4583 Used 2 times
- H4631 Used 1 time
- H5520 Used 1 time
- G4693 Used 3 times