The meaning of “מִטָּה”
Understanding miṭṭâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
bed(-chamber), bier. - a bed (as extended) forsleeping or eating - by analogy, a sofa, litter or bier 1) couch, bed, bie...
מִטָּה
bed(-chamber), bier. - a bed (as extended) forsleeping or eating - by analogy, a sofa, litter or bier 1) couch, bed, bier
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 48:2 | “And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.” Word: מִטָּה (miṭṭâh) | |
| 1 Samuel 19:16 | “And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster.” Word: מִטָּה (miṭṭâh) | |
| 1 Kings 21:4 | “And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.” Word: מִטָּה (miṭṭâh) | |
| 2 Chronicles 24:25 | “And when they were departed from him, (for they left him in great diseases,) his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died: and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings.” Word: מִטָּה (miṭṭâh) | |
| Psalms 6:6 | “I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.” Word: מִטָּה (miṭṭâh) |
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