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
Hebrew · H7568
רֶשֶׁת
A net (as catching animals)
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רֶשֶׁת H7568
Pronunciation reshet
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
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 net 4× Psalms 57:6, Proverbs 29:5, Lamentations 1:13, Hosea 5:1
My net 4× Ezekiel 12:13, Ezekiel 17:20, Ezekiel 32:3, Hosea 7:12
mesh 2× Exodus 27:4, Exodus 38:4
their net 2× Psalms 35:7, Ezekiel 19:8
. . . 1× Psalms 10:9
from the mesh 1× Psalms 25:15
from the net 1× Psalms 31:4
in the net 1× Psalms 9:15
into a net 1× Job 18:8
may the net 1× Psalms 35:8
of their net 1× Psalms 140:5
so that the mesh 1× Exodus 27:5
the mesh 1× Exodus 27:4
the net 1× Proverbs 1:17
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 27:4 רֶ֣שֶׁת to mesh Noun - feminine singular construct Exodus 27:4 הָרֶ֗שֶׁת to the mesh Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 27:5 הָרֶ֔שֶׁת to so that the mesh Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 38:4 רֶ֣שֶׁת to mesh Noun - feminine singular construct Job 18:8 בְּרֶ֣שֶׁת to into a net Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Psalms 9:15 בְּרֶֽשֶׁת־ to in the net Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Psalms 10:9 בְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ to . . . Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Psalms 25:15 מֵרֶ֣שֶׁת to from the mesh Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular Psalms 31:4 מֵרֶ֣שֶׁת to from the net Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular Psalms 35:7 רִשְׁתָּ֑ם to their net Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 27:4
Aligned rows 22
Books represented 7
Exodus 4 Job 1 Psalms 8 Proverbs 2 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 4 Hosea 2
Source forms
רִשְׁתִּ֔י 3x riš·tî Ezekiel 17:20, Ezekiel 32:3, Hosea 7:12
מֵרֶ֣שֶׁת 2x mê·re·šeṯ Psalms 25:15, Psalms 31:4
רֶ֣שֶׁת 2x re·šeṯ Exodus 27:4, Exodus 38:4
בְּרֶ֣שֶׁת 1x bə·re·šeṯ Job 18:8
בְּרֶֽשֶׁת־ 1x bə·re·šeṯ- Psalms 9:15
בְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ 1x ḇə·riš·tōw Psalms 10:9
הָרֶ֗שֶׁת 1x hā·re·šeṯ Exodus 27:4
הָרֶ֔שֶׁת 1x hā·re·šeṯ Exodus 27:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 4x Psalms 57:6, Psalms 140:5, Proverbs 29:5, Lamentations 1:13
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 4x Ezekiel 12:13, Ezekiel 17:20, Ezekiel 32:3, Hosea 7:12
Article | Noun - feminine singular 3x Exodus 27:4, Exodus 27:5, Proverbs 1:17
Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Exodus 27:4, Exodus 38:4
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 2x Psalms 35:7, Ezekiel 19:8
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular 2x Job 18:8, Psalms 9:15
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular 2x Psalms 25:15, Psalms 31:4
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Hosea 5:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Net as instrument of entrapment; used literally for catching animals, figuratively for divine judgment or human deception
Source Gloss
a net (as catching animals)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Net as instrument of entrapment; used literally for catching animals, figuratively for divine judgment or human deception
a net (as catching animals) BDB: net Usage: net(-work).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Old Testament Witnesses
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net
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 22 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
Why This Word Matters
Imagery of deliberate capture in idolatry. Hosea 5:1-7
Divine entrapment through judgment. Hosea 7:8-16
Part of These Phrases
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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