Hebrew · H7568, G1350 · unreviewed

רֶשֶׁת

A net (as catching animals) · a seine (for fishing)

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רֶשֶׁת H7568 a net (as catching animals)
Pronunciation reshet
Net as instrument of entrapment; used literally for catching animals, figuratively for divine judgment or human deception
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δίκτυον G1350 a seine (for fishing)
Pronunciation díktyon
A net for catching fish, used metaphorically in NT for gathering disciples into God's kingdom.
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What does רֶשֶׁת (reshet) mean in the Bible?

רֶשֶׁת · δίκτυον is a Hebrew word meaning "a hunting or trapping net".

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Meaning

a hunting or trapping net
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Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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