The meaning of “רֵבֶץ”
Understanding rêbets reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
where each lay, lie down in, resting place. - a couch or place of repose 1) resting or dwelling place, place of lying do...
רֵבֶץ
where each lay, lie down in, resting place. - a couch or place of repose 1) resting or dwelling place, place of lying down
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Proverbs 24:15 | “Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:” Word: רֵבֶץ (rêbets) | |
| Isaiah 35:7 | “And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.” Word: רֵבֶץ (rêbets) | |
| Isaiah 65:10 | “And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.” Word: רֵבֶץ (rêbets) | |
| Jeremiah 50:6 | “My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace.” Word: רֵבֶץ (rêbets) |