What does רֵבֶץ mean in the Bible?
רֵבֶץ is a Hebrew word meaning "a couch or place of repose".
Hebrew · H7258
רֵבֶץ
A couch or place of repose
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רֵבֶץ H7258
What does רֵבֶץ mean in the Bible?
רֵבֶץ is a Hebrew word meaning "a couch or place of repose".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7258?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a resting place (1), his resting place (1), once lay (1), their resting place (1).
Where does רֵבֶץ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Proverbs 24:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), Jeremiah (1), Proverbs (1).
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 a resting place 1× Isaiah 65:10
his resting place 1× Proverbs 24:15
once lay 1× Isaiah 35:7
their resting place 1× Jeremiah 50:6
Show sample aligned rows
Proverbs 24:15 רִבְצוֹ׃ to his resting place Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Isaiah 35:7 רִבְצָ֔הּ to once lay Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Isaiah 65:10 לְרֵ֣בֶץ to a resting place Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Jeremiah 50:6 רִבְצָֽם׃ to their resting place Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Proverbs 24:15
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Proverbs 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
לְרֵ֣בֶץ 1x lə·rê·ḇeṣ Isaiah 65:10
רִבְצָ֔הּ 1x riḇ·ṣāh Isaiah 35:7
רִבְצוֹ׃ 1x riḇ·ṣō Proverbs 24:15
רִבְצָֽם׃ 1x riḇ·ṣām Jeremiah 50:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 35:7
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 50:6
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Proverbs 24:15
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Isaiah 65:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a couch or place of repose
Source Gloss
a couch or place of repose
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a couch or place of repose BDB: place of Usage: where each lay, lie down in, resting place.
Word Origins
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