רָבַץrâbats

stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out

Pronunciation: raw-bats' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7257

Meanings

Qal: lie down, lie (Genesis 49:9; Deuteronomy 29:19; Ezekiel 19:2)

Hiph`il: cause to lie down, figurative (Psalms 23:2; Song of Solomon 1:7; Isaiah 54:1)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 30 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 4:7 You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master.”
  • Genesis 29:2 He saw a well in the distance. Three flocks of sheep and goats lay in an open field beside it, waiting to be watered. But a heavy stone covered the mouth of the well.
  • Genesis 49:9 Judah, my son, is a young lion that has finished eating its prey. Like a lion he crouches and lies down; like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?
  • Genesis 49:14 “Issachar is a sturdy donkey, resting between two saddlepacks.
  • Genesis 49:25 May the God of your father help you; may the Almighty bless you with the blessings of the heavens above, and blessings of the watery depths below, and blessings of the breasts and womb.
  • Exodus 23:5 If you see that the donkey of someone who hates you has collapsed under its load, do not walk by. Instead, stop and help.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).