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רֶשֶׁת

A net (as catching animals)

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רֶשֶׁתH7568
Pronunciationreshet

What does רֶשֶׁת (reshet) mean in the Bible?

רֶשֶׁת (reshet): Net as instrument of entrapment; used literally for catching animals, figuratively for divine judgment or human deception

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Questions this entry answers

What does רֶשֶׁת (reshet) mean in the Bible?

רֶשֶׁת (reshet): Net as instrument of entrapment; used literally for catching animals, figuratively for divine judgment or human deception

How does the BSB render H7568?

The BSB source-word alignment has 22 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a net (4), My net (4), mesh (2), their net (2), . . . (1).

Where does רֶשֶׁת (reshet) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 27:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (8), Exodus (4), Ezekiel (4), Hosea (2).

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 net4×Psalms 57:6, Proverbs 29:5, Lamentations 1:13, Hosea 5:1
My net4×Ezekiel 12:13, Ezekiel 17:20, Ezekiel 32:3, Hosea 7:12
mesh2×Exodus 27:4, Exodus 38:4
their net2×Psalms 35:7, Ezekiel 19:8
. . .1×Psalms 10:9
from the mesh1×Psalms 25:15
from the net1×Psalms 31:4
in the net1×Psalms 9:15
into a net1×Job 18:8
may the net1×Psalms 35:8
of their net1×Psalms 140:5
so that the mesh1×Exodus 27:5
the mesh1×Exodus 27:4
the net1×Proverbs 1:17
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 27:4רֶ֣שֶׁתtomeshNoun - feminine singular constructExodus 27:4הָרֶ֗שֶׁתtothe meshArticle | Noun - feminine singularExodus 27:5הָרֶ֔שֶׁתtoso that the meshArticle | Noun - feminine singularExodus 38:4רֶ֣שֶׁתtomeshNoun - feminine singular constructJob 18:8בְּרֶ֣שֶׁתtointo a netPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singularPsalms 9:15בְּרֶֽשֶׁת־toin the netPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singularPsalms 10:9בְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃to. . .Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularPsalms 25:15מֵרֶ֣שֶׁתtofrom the meshPreposition-m | Noun - feminine singularPsalms 31:4מֵרֶ֣שֶׁתtofrom the netPreposition-m | Noun - feminine singularPsalms 35:7רִשְׁתָּ֑םtotheir netNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowExodus 27:4
Aligned rows22
Books represented7
Exodus4Job1Psalms8Proverbs2Lamentations1Ezekiel4Hosea2
Source forms
רִשְׁתִּ֔י3xriš·tîEzekiel 17:20, Ezekiel 32:3, Hosea 7:12
מֵרֶ֣שֶׁת2xmê·re·šeṯPsalms 25:15, Psalms 31:4
רֶ֣שֶׁת2xre·šeṯExodus 27:4, Exodus 38:4
בְּרֶ֣שֶׁת1xbə·re·šeṯJob 18:8
בְּרֶֽשֶׁת־1xbə·re·šeṯ-Psalms 9:15
בְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃1xḇə·riš·tōwPsalms 10:9
הָרֶ֗שֶׁת1xhā·re·šeṯExodus 27:4
הָרֶ֔שֶׁת1xhā·re·šeṯExodus 27:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular4xPsalms 57:6, Psalms 140:5, Proverbs 29:5, Lamentations 1:13
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular4xEzekiel 12:13, Ezekiel 17:20, Ezekiel 32:3, Hosea 7:12
Article | Noun - feminine singular3xExodus 27:4, Exodus 27:5, Proverbs 1:17
Noun - feminine singular construct2xExodus 27:4, Exodus 38:4
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural2xPsalms 35:7, Ezekiel 19:8
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular2xJob 18:8, Psalms 9:15
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular2xPsalms 25:15, Psalms 31:4
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct1xHosea 5:1
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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