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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רֵבֶץH7258
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 Ita resting place1×Isaiah 65:10
his resting place1×Proverbs 24:15
once lay1×Isaiah 35:7
their resting place1×Jeremiah 50:6
Show sample aligned rows
Proverbs 24:15רִבְצוֹ׃tohis resting placeNoun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularIsaiah 35:7רִבְצָ֔הּtoonce layNoun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularIsaiah 65:10לְרֵ֣בֶץtoa resting placePreposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructJeremiah 50:6רִבְצָֽם׃totheir resting placeNoun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowProverbs 24:15
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Proverbs1Isaiah2Jeremiah1
Source forms
לְרֵ֣בֶץ1xlə·rê·ḇeṣIsaiah 65:10
רִבְצָ֔הּ1xriḇ·ṣāhIsaiah 35:7
רִבְצוֹ׃1xriḇ·ṣōProverbs 24:15
רִבְצָֽם׃1xriḇ·ṣāmJeremiah 50:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular1xIsaiah 35:7
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural1xJeremiah 50:6
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular1xProverbs 24:15
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct1xIsaiah 65:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a couch or place of repose
Source Gloss
a couch or place of repose
Extended definitionSource: 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.