Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H7257

Strong's H7257 · Hebrew

רָבַץ

râbats · /raw-bats'/

Number
H7257
Language
Hebrew
Original word
רָבַץ
Transliteration
râbats
Pronunciation
raw-bats'
KJV occurrences
29 verses

Definition

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

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

Root / derivation: a primitive root;

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered רָבַץ across 29 verses.

down15×
lie3×
lieth3×
lying2×
beneath1×
couched1×
fold1×
lay1×
rest1×
sitting1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

29 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Genesis5 verses
Genesis 4:7

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. be accepted: or, have the excellency unto: or, subject unto thee

Genesis 29:2

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

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

Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:

Genesis 49:25

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:

Exodus1 verse
Deuteronomy3 verses
Job1 verse
Psalms2 verses
Song of Solomon1 verse
Isaiah8 verses
Isaiah 11:6

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

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 13:20

It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.

Isaiah 13:21

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. wild: Heb. Ziim doleful: Heb. Ochim owls: or, ostriches: Heb. daughters of the owl

Isaiah 14:30

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

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

Isaiah 27:10

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

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

Jeremiah1 verse
Ezekiel4 verses
Zephaniah3 verses
Zephaniah 2:7

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. for the LORD: or, when, etc

Zephaniah 2:14

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. cormorant: or, pelican upper: or, knops, or, chapiters for: or, when he hath uncovered

Zephaniah 3:13

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.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H7257 (râbats) mean?

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

How many times does H7257 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H7257 (רָבַץ) appears in 29 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “down.”

How is râbats translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H7257 is rendered as “down” (15×), “lie” (3×), “lieth” (3×), “lying” (2×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word רָבַץ come from?

a primitive root;