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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רָבַץH7257
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 Itwill lie down5×Isaiah 11:6, Isaiah 11:7, Isaiah 13:21, Isaiah 14:30
she lay down2×Numbers 22:27, Ezekiel 19:2
they lie down2×Psalms 104:22, Isaiah 27:10
they will lie down2×Ezekiel 34:14, Zephaniah 2:7
[and] lies down1×Genesis 49:9
and lie down1×Zephaniah 3:13
and make them lie down1×Ezekiel 34:15
do you rest them1×Song Of Solomon 1:7
fallen1×Exodus 23:5
He makes me lie down1×Psalms 23:2
is crouching1×Genesis 4:7
is sitting1×Deuteronomy 22:6
lay1×Genesis 29:2
lying down1×Genesis 49:14
that lie1×Deuteronomy 33:13
to rest1×Jeremiah 33:12
vvv1×Genesis 49:25
which will lie down1×Isaiah 17:2
who lies1×Ezekiel 29:3
will fall1×Deuteronomy 29:20
will rest his flock1×Isaiah 13:20
will set1×Isaiah 54:11
You will lie down1×Job 11:19
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 4:7רֹבֵ֑ץtois crouchingVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularGenesis 29:2רֹבְצִ֣יםtolayVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralGenesis 49:9רָבַ֧ץto[and] lies downVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularGenesis 49:14רֹבֵ֖ץtolying downVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularGenesis 49:25רֹבֶ֣צֶתtovvvVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularExodus 23:5רֹבֵץ֙tofallenVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularNumbers 22:27וַתִּרְבַּ֖ץtoshe lay downConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularDeuteronomy 22:6רֹבֶ֙צֶת֙tois sittingVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularDeuteronomy 29:20וְרָ֤בְצָהtowill fallConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularDeuteronomy 33:13רֹבֶ֥צֶתtothat lieVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 4:7
Aligned rows30
Books represented11
Genesis5Exodus1Numbers1Deuteronomy3Job1Psalms2Song Of Solomon1Isaiah8Jeremiah1Ezekiel4Zephaniah3
Source forms
וְרָבְצ֖וּ2xwə·rā·ḇə·ṣūIsaiah 17:2, Zephaniah 3:13
אַרְבִּיצֵ֔ם1x’ar·bî·ṣêmEzekiel 34:15
הָרֹבֵ֖ץ1xhā·rō·ḇêṣEzekiel 29:3
וְרָ֤בְצָה1xwə·rā·ḇə·ṣāhDeuteronomy 29:20
וְרָבְצ֨וּ1xwə·rā·ḇə·ṣūZephaniah 2:14
וְרָבְצוּ־1xwə·rā·ḇə·ṣū-Isaiah 13:21
וְֽ֭רָבַצְתָּ1xwə·rā·ḇaṣ·tāJob 11:19
וַתִּרְבַּ֖ץ1xwat·tir·baṣNumbers 22:27
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural4xIsaiah 13:21, Isaiah 17:2, Zephaniah 2:14, Zephaniah 3:13
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular3xGenesis 49:25, Deuteronomy 22:6, Deuteronomy 33:13
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular3xGenesis 4:7, Genesis 49:14, Exodus 23:5
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural2xIsaiah 11:7, Isaiah 14:30
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun2xPsalms 104:22, Zephaniah 2:7
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular2xIsaiah 11:6, Isaiah 27:10
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular1xEzekiel 29:3
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular1xJob 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 definitionSource: 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 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
רָבַץ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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