BDB3670
מַצָּע noun masculine couch, bed; מֵהִשְׂתָּרֵעַ ׳ קָצַר הַמּ Isa 28:20 the bed is too short for one to stretch oneself (מַסֵּכָה coverlet in || clause)
Strong's Lexicon
H4702
H4702 — מַצָּע
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H4702 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מַצָּע |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H3331 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | matstsa |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ` (mats-tsaw') n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. a couch |
| KJV Renderings: | bed. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
מצע (matz-tzahg’)
Isaiah 28:20
- KJV: For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
- EHCC: For the bed is shorter