Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
bed
Usage: couch, divan, bed
Strong's Number
H6210
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
9
Books
6
Strong's H6210 Quick Answer
Strong's H6210 עֶרֶשׂ (`eres) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `eres (eh'res) n-f. 1. a couch (properly, with a canopy) [from an unused root meaning perhaps to arch] It has 9 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include bed, couch, and couches. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- `eres (eh'res) n-f. 1. a couch (properly, with a canopy) [from an unused root meaning perhaps to arch]
- Usage
- 9 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- bed, couch, and couches
Meaning and Definition
`eres (eh'res) n-f. 1. a couch (properly, with a canopy) [from an unused root meaning perhaps to arch] KJV: bed(-stead), couch.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6210. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H6210 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `eres, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H6210 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 9 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H6210 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H6210 in the Old Testament
9 indexed usages in Old Testament.
For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaints;
I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.
Usage Excerpts
First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6210.
For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaints;
I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.
The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;
I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.
Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.
That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6210, grouped by book.
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H6210 FAQ
What does eres (עֶרֶשׂ) mean?
Eres (Strong's H6210) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "couch". `eres (eh'res) n-f. 1. a couch (properly, with a canopy) [from an unused root meaning perhaps to arch]
How many times is eres (עֶרֶשׂ) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H6210 across 6 books.
Where can I study eres (עֶרֶשׂ) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6210 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate eres (עֶרֶשׂ)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as bed, couch, and couches. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.