| Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A dwelling place, -- whether a part or whole of a house or other shelter. 2. (n.) The house of the lord of a manor; a manor house; hence: Any house of considerable size or pretension. 3. (n.) A twelfth part of the heavens; a house. See House. 4. (n.) The place in the heavens occupied each day by the moon in its monthly revolution. 5. (v. i.) To dwell; to reside. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia MANSION man'-shun (mone, "abode"): In John 14:2, the word is used in the plural: "In my Father's house are many mansions," the Revised Version margin "abiding places." The ideas conveyed are those of abundance of room, and permanence of habitation, in the heavenly world. | Multi-Version Concordance Mansion (1 Occurrence) Psalms 49:14 They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol, far from their mansion. (WEB NIV) |