מְקֵרָה mᵉqêrâh

Meaning

a cooling off

In the King James Version: [idiom] summer.

Derivation: from the same as H7119 (קַר);

Where it is used

• Judges 3:20 Then Ehud approached him while he was sitting alone in the coolness of his upper room. “I have a word from God for you,” Ehud said, and the king rose from his seat.
• Judges 3:24 After Ehud was gone, Eglon’s servants came in and found the doors of the upper room locked. “He must be relieving himself in the cool room,” they said.