The meaning of “רָבַץ”
Understanding râbats reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
crouch (down), fall down, make a fold, lay, (cause to, make to) lie (down), make to rest, sit. - to crouch (on all four ...
רָבַץ
crouch (down), fall down, make a fold, lay, (cause to, make to) lie (down), make to rest, sit. - to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal) - be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed 1) to stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out 1a) (Qal) to lie down, lie 1b)(Hiphil) to cause to lie down 1b1) laying (stones)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 49:9 | “Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?” Word: רָבַץ (râbats) | |
| Numbers 22:27 | “And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.” Word: רָבַץ (râbats) | |
| Job 11:19 | “Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.” Word: רָבַץ (râbats) | |
| Song of Solomon 1:7 | “Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?” Word: רָבַץ (râbats) | |
| Jeremiah 33:12 | “Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Again in this place, which is desolate without man and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, shall be an habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down.” Word: רָבַץ (râbats) |
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