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Strong's H7257 רָבַץ (rabats)

Rabats means “fall down” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H7257
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 30
Books 11

Strong's H7257 Quick Answer

Strong's H7257 רָבַץ (rabats) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. rabats (raw-bats') v. 1. to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal) 2. be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed It has 30 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include all, down, like, fold, and were. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
rabats (raw-bats') v. 1. to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal) 2. be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed
Usage
30 linked usages
Books
11 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
all, down, like, fold, and were

Meaning and Definition

rabats (raw-bats') v. 1. to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal) 2. be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed [a primitive root] KJV: crouch (down), fall down, make a fold, lay, (cause to, make to) lie (down), make to rest, sit.

Original Word
רָבַץ
Transliteration
rabats
Derivation
Root: רבץ
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7257. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to stretch

Usage: 1) to stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out 1a) (Qal) to lie down, lie 1b)(Hiphil) to cause to lie down 1b1) laying (stones)

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How Strong's H7257 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render rabats, 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.

all Deuteronomy 29:20 down Genesis 49:9 fold Isaiah 13:20 like Isaiah 11:7 were Genesis 29:2

How Strong's H7257 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 30 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7257 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 H7257 in the Old Testament

30 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 4:7 KJV

If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

Genesis 29:2 KJV

And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth.

Genesis 49:9 KJV

Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?

Usage Excerpts

First 30 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7257.

Genesis 4:7 Old Testament, KJV
If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
Genesis 29:2 Old Testament, KJV
And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth.
Genesis 49:9 Old Testament, KJV
Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
Genesis 49:14 Old Testament, KJV
Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:
Genesis 49:25 Old Testament, KJV
Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:
Exodus 23:5 Old Testament, KJV
If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.
Numbers 22:27 Old Testament, KJV
And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.
Deuteronomy 22:6 Old Testament, KJV
If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young:
Deuteronomy 29:20 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.
Deuteronomy 33:13 Old Testament, KJV
And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,
Job 11:19 Old Testament, KJV
Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
Psalms 23:2 Old Testament, KJV
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
Psalms 104:22 Old Testament, KJV
The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.
Song of Solomon 1:7 Old Testament, KJV
Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?
Isaiah 11:6 Old Testament, KJV
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Isaiah 11:7 Old Testament, KJV
And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
Isaiah 13:20 Old Testament, KJV
It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.
Isaiah 13:21 Old Testament, KJV
But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.
Isaiah 14:30 Old Testament, KJV
And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant.
Isaiah 17:2 Old Testament, KJV
The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
Isaiah 27:10 Old Testament, KJV
Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof.
Isaiah 54:11 Old Testament, KJV
O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.
Jeremiah 33:12 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Again in this place, which is desolate without man and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, shall be an habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down.
Ezekiel 19:2 Old Testament, KJV
And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.
Ezekiel 29:3 Old Testament, KJV
Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.
Ezekiel 34:14 Old Testament, KJV
I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.
Ezekiel 34:15 Old Testament, KJV
I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD.
Zephaniah 2:7 Old Testament, KJV
And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.
Zephaniah 2:14 Old Testament, KJV
And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds; for he shall uncover the cedar work.
Zephaniah 3:13 Old Testament, KJV
The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7257, grouped by book.

Genesis 5 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 3 usages, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 8 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 4 usages, Old Testament
Zephaniah 3 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H7257 FAQ

What does rabats (רָבַץ) mean?

Rabats (Strong's H7257) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "fall down". rabats (raw-bats') v. 1. to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal) 2. be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed

How many times is rabats (רָבַץ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 30 linked usages for Strong's H7257 across 11 books.

Where can I study rabats (רָבַץ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7257 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate rabats (רָבַץ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as all, down, like, fold, and were. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.