TBESH · H4763
מְרַאֲשָׁוֹת · me.ra.a.shah · head
1) place at the head, dominion, head place adv 2) at head place
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me.ra.a.shah H4763
מְרַאֲשָׁוֹת (me.ra.a.shah) means “head” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
מְרַאֲשָׁוֹת Hebrew · H4763 8 tagged occurrences in 8 verses
Pronunciation guide: mer-ah-ash-aw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
formed like H4761 (מַרְאָשָׁה); properly, a headpiece, i.e. (plural for adverbial) at (or as) the head-rest (or pillow)
KJV glosses: bolster, head, pillow. Compare H4772 (מַרְגְלָה).
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How translators render H4763
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| by his head | 3 |
| on its head | 2 |
| it under his head | 1 |
| under his head | 1 |
| were by his head | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| at his bolster | 3 |
| for his bolster | 2 |
| his pillows | 2 |
| at his head | 1 |
Verses containing H4763
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- Genesis 28:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
On reaching a certain place, he spent the night there because the sun had set. And taking one of the stones from that place, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep.
Read word by word - Genesis 28:18
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Early the next morning, Jacob took the stone that he had placed under his head, and he set it up as a pillar. He poured oil on top of it,
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 19:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Michal took a household idol and laid it in the bed, placed some goat hair on its head, and covered it with a garment.
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 19:16
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And when the messengers entered, there was the idol in the bed with the goat hair on its head.
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 26:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
That night David and Abishai came to the troops, and Saul was lying there asleep in the inner circle of the camp, with his spear stuck in the ground by his head. And Abner and the troops were lying around him.
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 26:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But the LORD forbid that I should extend my hand against the LORD’s anointed. Instead, take the spear and water jug by his head, and let us go.”
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 26:16
· BSB · 1 occurrence
This thing you have done is not good. As surely as the LORD lives, all of you deserve to die, since you did not protect your lord, the LORD’s anointed. Now look around. Where are the king’s spear and water jug that were by his head?”
Read word by word - 1 Kings 19:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And he looked around, and there by his head was a cake of bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank and lay down again.
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