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'