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Lexicon :: Strong's H4763 - mᵊra'ăšôṯ

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מְרַאֲשׁוֹת
Transliteration
mᵊra'ăšôṯ
Pronunciation
mer-ah-ash-aw'
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Part of Speech
adverb, feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2097f

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: מראשות (Gesenius) מראשה (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

מְרַאֲשָׁה mᵉraʼăshâh, mer-ah-ash-aw'; formed like H4761; properly, a headpiece, i.e. (plural for adverbial) at (or as) the head-rest (or pillow):—bolster, head, pillow. Compare H4772.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H4763 in the following manner: bolster (5x), pillow (2x), at his head (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H4763 in the following manner: bolster (5x), pillow (2x), at his head (1x).
feminine noun

  1. place at the head, dominion, head place

    adverb

  2. at head place

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מְרַאֲשָׁה mᵉraʼăshâh, mer-ah-ash-aw'; formed like H4761; properly, a headpiece, i.e. (plural for adverbial) at (or as) the head-rest (or pillow):—bolster, head, pillow. Compare H4772.
STRONGS H4763: Abbreviations
† [מְרַאֲשׁוֺת] noun [feminine] plural denominative place at the head, head-place; — only suffix מְרַאֲשֹׁתָיו as adverb at his head-place (of one lying down) Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18 (E), 1 Samuel 19:13, 1 Samuel 19:16; 1 Kings 19:6; so Qr 1 Samuel 26:7, 1 Samuel 26:11, 1 Samuel 26:16; (Kt מראשׁתו); in [H7226 1 Samuel 26:12] read מִמְּרַאֲשֹׁתָיו Greek Version of the LXX. We Dr HPS, for MT מֵרַאֲשֹׁתֵי שָׁאוּל; מַרְאֲשׁוֺתֵיכֶם [H4761 Jeremiah 13:18] (head-tires AVm RV), read מַרְאשֵׁיכֶם, from your heads, Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Targum Gie Buhl CoHpt (compare, already, Thes).

See related BDB entry H7226.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

28:11; 28:18

1 Samuel

19:13; 19:16; 26:7; 26:11; 26:16

1 Kings

19:6

H4763

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4763 matches the Hebrew מְרַאֲשׁוֹת (mᵊra'ăšôṯ),
which occurs 11 times in 8 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 28:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:11 - At sundown he arrived at a good place to set up camp and stopped there for the night. Jacob found a stone to rest his head against and lay down to sleep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 28:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:18 - The next morning Jacob got up very early. He took the stone he had rested his head against, and he set it upright as a memorial pillar. Then he poured olive oil over it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 19:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:13 - Then she took an idol[fn] and put it in his bed, covered it with blankets, and put a cushion of goat’s hair at its head.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 19:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:16 - But when they came to carry David out, they discovered that it was only an idol in the bed with a cushion of goat’s hair at its head.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:7 - So David and Abishai went right into Saul’s camp and found him asleep, with his spear stuck in the ground beside his head. Abner and the soldiers were lying asleep around him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:11 - The LORD forbid that I should kill the one he has anointed! But take his spear and that jug of water beside his head, and then let’s get out of here!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:16 - This isn’t good at all! I swear by the LORD that you and your men deserve to die, because you failed to protect your master, the LORD’s anointed! Look around! Where are the king’s spear and the jug of water that were beside his head?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:6 - He looked around and there beside his head was some bread baked on hot stones and a jar of water! So he ate and drank and lay down again.
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