רָבַע
râbaʻ · raw-bah'
to squat or lie out flat, i.e. (specifically) in copulation
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to squat or lie out flat, i.e. (specifically) in copulation
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: let gender, lie down.
Letters
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the head, the highest › the house, what is within › to see and know
The head, the highest of the house, what is within that works to see and know.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of רָבַע above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- to lie down1 · 33%
- gender1 · 33%
- and lie down1 · 33%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.