Revets רֵ֫בֶץ
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| רֵ֫בֶץ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | revets |
| Strong's number | H7258 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | rest |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Isaiah (2) |
Revets (Hebrew רֵ֫בֶץ, Strong's H7258) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “rest”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
resting or dwelling place, place of lying down
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | place (1), lay (1), restingplace (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | his resting place (1), once lay (1), resting place (1), their resting place (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Revets, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Proverbs
- Proverbs 24:15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 35:7And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.The parched ground will become a pool, the thirsty land springs of water. In the haunt where jackals once lay, there will be grass and reeds and papyrus.
- Isaiah 65:10And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.Sharon will become a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds, for My people who seek Me.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 50:6My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace.My people are lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to roam the mountains. They have wandered from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting place.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).