What does רָבַץ mean in the Bible?
רָבַץ is a Hebrew word meaning "to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); by implication, to recline , repose , brood , lurk , imbed".
Hebrew · H7257
רָבַץ
To crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); by implication, to recline , repose , brood , lurk , imbed
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רָבַץ H7257
What does רָבַץ mean in the Bible?
רָבַץ is a Hebrew word 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 does the BSB render H7257?
The BSB source-word alignment has 30 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include will lie down (5), she lay down (2), they lie down (2), they will lie down (2), [and] lies down (1).
Where does רָבַץ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 4:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (8), Genesis (5), Ezekiel (4), Deuteronomy (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It will lie down 5× Isaiah 11:6, Isaiah 11:7, Isaiah 13:21, Isaiah 14:30
she lay down 2× Numbers 22:27, Ezekiel 19:2
they lie down 2× Psalms 104:22, Isaiah 27:10
they will lie down 2× Ezekiel 34:14, Zephaniah 2:7
[and] lies down 1× Genesis 49:9
and lie down 1× Zephaniah 3:13
and make them lie down 1× Ezekiel 34:15
do you rest them 1× Song Of Solomon 1:7
fallen 1× Exodus 23:5
He makes me lie down 1× Psalms 23:2
is crouching 1× Genesis 4:7
is sitting 1× Deuteronomy 22:6
lay 1× Genesis 29:2
lying down 1× Genesis 49:14
that lie 1× Deuteronomy 33:13
to rest 1× Jeremiah 33:12
vvv 1× Genesis 49:25
which will lie down 1× Isaiah 17:2
who lies 1× Ezekiel 29:3
will fall 1× Deuteronomy 29:20
will rest his flock 1× Isaiah 13:20
will set 1× Isaiah 54:11
You will lie down 1× Job 11:19
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 4:7 רֹבֵ֑ץ to is crouching Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Genesis 29:2 רֹבְצִ֣ים to lay Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Genesis 49:9 רָבַ֧ץ to [and] lies down Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 49:14 רֹבֵ֖ץ to lying down Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Genesis 49:25 רֹבֶ֣צֶת to vvv Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Exodus 23:5 רֹבֵץ֙ to fallen Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Numbers 22:27 וַתִּרְבַּ֖ץ to she lay down Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Deuteronomy 22:6 רֹבֶ֙צֶת֙ to is sitting Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Deuteronomy 29:20 וְרָ֤בְצָה to will fall Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Deuteronomy 33:13 רֹבֶ֥צֶת to that lie Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 4:7
Aligned rows 30
Books represented 11
Genesis 5 Exodus 1 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 3 Job 1 Psalms 2 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 8 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 4 Zephaniah 3
Source forms
וְרָבְצ֖וּ 2x wə·rā·ḇə·ṣū Isaiah 17:2, Zephaniah 3:13
אַרְבִּיצֵ֔ם 1x ’ar·bî·ṣêm Ezekiel 34:15
הָרֹבֵ֖ץ 1x hā·rō·ḇêṣ Ezekiel 29:3
וְרָ֤בְצָה 1x wə·rā·ḇə·ṣāh Deuteronomy 29:20
וְרָבְצ֨וּ 1x wə·rā·ḇə·ṣū Zephaniah 2:14
וְרָבְצוּ־ 1x wə·rā·ḇə·ṣū- Isaiah 13:21
וְֽ֭רָבַצְתָּ 1x wə·rā·ḇaṣ·tā Job 11:19
וַתִּרְבַּ֖ץ 1x wat·tir·baṣ Numbers 22:27
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural 4x Isaiah 13:21, Isaiah 17:2, Zephaniah 2:14, Zephaniah 3:13
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular 3x Genesis 49:25, Deuteronomy 22:6, Deuteronomy 33:13
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 3x Genesis 4:7, Genesis 49:14, Exodus 23:5
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 2x Isaiah 11:7, Isaiah 14:30
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun 2x Psalms 104:22, Zephaniah 2:7
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x Isaiah 11:6, Isaiah 27:10
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 29:3
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular 1x Job 11:19
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. 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
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); by implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed BDB: stretch oneself out Usage: crouch (down), fall down, make a fold, lay, (cause to, make to) lie (down), make to rest, sit.
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 groups 2 Aligned forms 18
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 14×
Participle active Deut 22:6 · Deut 33:13 · Exod 23:5 · Gen 4:7 · Gen 29:2 · Gen 49:14 · Gen 49:25 7×
Imperfect Isa 11:6 · Isa 27:10 · Isa 11:7 · Isa 14:30 · Ezek 34:14 5×
Perfect Ezek 19:2 · Gen 49:9 2×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 4×
Participle active Isa 54:11 · Jer 33:12 2×
Imperfect Isa 13:20 · Song 1:7 2×
Word Origins
רָבַץ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain