The meaning of “עֶרֶשׂ”
Understanding ʻeres reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
bed(-stead), couch. - a couch (properly, with a canopy) 1) couch, divan, bed
עֶרֶשׂ
bed(-stead), couch. - a couch (properly, with a canopy) 1) couch, divan, bed
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 3:11 | “For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.” Word: עֶרֶשׂ (ʻeres) | |
| Job 7:13 | “When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;” Word: עֶרֶשׂ (ʻeres) | |
| Psalms 41:3 | “The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.” Word: עֶרֶשׂ (ʻeres) | |
| Proverbs 7:16 | “I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.” Word: עֶרֶשׂ (ʻeres) | |
| Song of Solomon 1:16 | “Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.” Word: עֶרֶשׂ (ʻeres) |
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