H7257Hebrewrōḇēṣ

רָבַץ

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

30
Total Occurrences
11
Books
30
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

crouch (down), fall down, make a fold, lay, (cause to, make to) lie (down), make to rest, sit.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

  • 1.to stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out
  • 2.(qal) to lie down, lie
  • 3.(hiphil) to cause to lie down

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: râbats; Pronunciation: raw-bats'