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מְרַאֲשָׁה H4763
H4763 is the Hebrew word מְרַאֲשָׁה, transliterated mᵉraʼăshâh and said mer-ah-ash-aw'. The King James Version most often renders it bolster.
What it means
properly, a headpiece, i.e. (plural for adverbial) at (or as) the head-rest (or pillow).
Where it comes from
formed like H4761 (מַרְאָשָׁה).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: bolster, head, pillow. Compare H4772 (מַרְגְלָה).
Verses using מְרַאֲשָׁה
All 8 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 28:11 · KJV
And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
Genesis 28:18 · KJV
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.
1 Samuel 19:13 · KJV
And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth.
1 Samuel 19:16 · KJV
And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster.
1 Samuel 26:7 · KJV
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.
1 Samuel 26:11 · KJV
The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD’s anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.
1 Samuel 26:16 · KJV
This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the LORD’s anointed. And now see where the king’s spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.
1 Kings 19:6 · KJV
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.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4763 mean?
H4763 is the Hebrew word מְרַאֲשָׁה (mᵉraʼăshâh), meaning properly, a headpiece, i.e. (plural for adverbial) at (or as) the head-rest (or pillow).
How is H4763 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it bolster (3 times), pillows (2 times), hair for his bolster (2 times), head (1 time).
How many times does H4763 appear in the Bible?
מְרַאֲשָׁה (mᵉraʼăshâh) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4763 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: formed like H4761 (מַרְאָשָׁה).
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