Strong's Lexicon

H6210

H6210 — עֶרֶשׂ

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebreweresnoun femOccurrences: 10TWOT: 1715a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6210
Word:עֶרֶשׂ
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:from an unused root meaning perhaps to arch
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:10
Transliteration:eres
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:`eres (eh'res) n-f.
Meaning:1. a couch (properly, with a canopy)
KJV Renderings:bed(-stead), couch.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB6423

עֶ֫רֶשׂ noun feminine Job 7:13 couch, divan; — construct ׳ ע Deut 3:11 +; absolute עָ֑רֶשׂ Amos 3:12 suffix עַרְשִׂי Job 7:13 +, etc.; plural suffix עַרְשׂוֺתָם Amos 6:4 — couch, divan, Amos 3:12; Amos 6:4 (|| מִטּוֺת), + 2Sam 17:28 (read עַרְשׂת מִשְׁכָּב Klo NeMarg. 18 HPS, compare ᵐ5 ); for lying at night Job 7:13; Ps 6:7 (|| מִטָּה), Prov 7:16, עֶרֶשׂ יְצוּעָ֑י Ps 132:3 the coach of (consisting in) my bed; couch of sickness Ps 41:4 marriage couch Song 1:16 perhaps transferred to sarcophagus, as last couch עַרְשׂוֺ עֶרֶשׂ בַּרְזֶל Deut 3:11 (see Dr).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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