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רָבַץ H7257

H7257 is the Hebrew word רָבַץ, transliterated râbats and said raw-bats'. The King James Version most often renders it lie down.

Word: רָבַץTransliteration: râbatsSaid: raw-bats'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 27 verses

What it means

to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 24 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

lie down 8×lieth 3×lie 3×lying 2×couched 1×couching down 1×fell down 1×sitting 1×also thou shalt lie down 1×maketh me to lie down 1×lay them down 1×makest thy flock to rest 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: crouch (down), fall down, make a fold, lay, (cause to, make to) lie (down), make to rest, sit.

Verses using רָבַץ

All 27 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 4:7 · KJV

If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

Genesis 29:2 · KJV

And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well’s mouth.

Genesis 49:9 · KJV

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?

Genesis 49:14 · KJV

Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:

Genesis 49:25 · KJV

Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:

Exodus 23:5 · KJV

If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.

Numbers 22:27 · KJV

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.

Deuteronomy 22:6 · KJV

If a bird’s nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young:

Deuteronomy 29:20 · KJV

The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.

Job 11:19 · KJV

Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.

Psalm 23:2 · KJV

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

Psalm 104:22 · KJV

The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.

Song of Solomon 1:7 · KJV

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?

Isaiah 11:6 · KJV

The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

Isaiah 11:7 · KJV

And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

Isaiah 13:21 · KJV

But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.

Isaiah 14:30 · KJV

And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant.

Isaiah 17:2 · KJV

The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

Isaiah 27:10 · KJV

Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof.

Isaiah 54:11 · KJV

O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.

Ezekiel 19:2 · KJV

And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.

Ezekiel 29:3 · KJV

Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.

Ezekiel 34:14 · KJV

I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.

Ezekiel 34:15 · KJV

I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD.

Zephaniah 2:7 · KJV

And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.

Zephaniah 2:14 · KJV

And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.

Zephaniah 3:13 · KJV

The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7257 mean?

H7257 is the Hebrew word רָבַץ (râbats), meaning to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed.

How is H7257 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it lie down (8 times), lieth (3 times), lie (3 times), lying (2 times), couched (1 time), among others.

How many times does H7257 appear in the Bible?

רָבַץ (râbats) is tagged in 27 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7257 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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