What does רָבַץ · תַּחַת mean in the Bible?
רָבַץ · תַּחַת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); by implication, to recline , repose , brood , lurk , imbed".
Hebrew · H7257, H8478
רֹבֶצֶת תָּחַת
To crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); by implication, to recline , repose , brood , lurk , imbed · the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of , etc.
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רָבַץH7257to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); by implication, to recline , repose , brood , lurk , imbed
תַּחַתH8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of , etc.
Pronunciationtachtav
Spatial foundation shifting to substitution: beneath becomes "in place of" or "instead of" through positional logic.
Open lexicon entry →What does רֹבֶצֶת תָּחַת (rovetset tachat) mean in the Bible?
רָבַץ · תַּחַת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); by implication, to recline , repose , brood , lurk , imbed".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7257, H8478?
H7257, H8478 is connected to 541 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); by implication, to recline , repose , brood , lurk , imbed
Source Gloss
to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); by implication, to recline , repose , brood , lurk , imbed
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms18
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense14×
Participle activeDeut 22:6 · Deut 33:13 · Exod 23:5 · Gen 4:7 · Gen 29:2 · Gen 49:14 · Gen 49:257×
ImperfectIsa 11:6 · Isa 27:10 · Isa 11:7 · Isa 14:30 · Ezek 34:145×
PerfectEzek 19:2 · Gen 49:92×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action4×
Participle activeIsa 54:11 · Jer 33:122×
ImperfectIsa 13:20 · Song 1:72×
Word Origins
רֹבֶצֶת תָּחַת is a primitive root - no further derivation.