The meaning of “מְרַאֲשָׁה”
Understanding mᵉraʼăshâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
formed like מַרְאָשָׁה bolster, head, pillow. Compare מַרְגְלָה. - properly, a headpiece, i.e. (plural for adverbial) at...
מְרַאֲשָׁה
formed like מַרְאָשָׁה bolster, head, pillow. Compare מַרְגְלָה. - properly, a headpiece, i.e. (plural for adverbial) at (or as) the head-rest (or pillow) n f 1) place at the head, dominion, head place adv 2) at head place
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 28:18 | “And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.” Word: מְרַאֲשָׁה (mᵉraʼăshâh) | |
| 1 Samuel 26:7 | “So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.” Word: מְרַאֲשָׁה (mᵉraʼăshâh) | |
| 1 Kings 19:6 | “And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.” Word: מְרַאֲשָׁה (mᵉraʼăshâh) |
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