Words

מִטָּה H4296

Home gloss

bed

Instead of (KJV / RSV)

bed

Note

The couch for sleep, sickness and death (47:31; 48:2; 49:33; 1 Kgs 1:47). The same consonants read מַטֶּה are "staff" (H4294), the LXX's and Heb 11:21's reading at 47:31: see the note there

Rulings

1, 4, 40

Occurrences (3)

Genesis 47

• 47:31 And he said, "Swear to me." And he swore to him. And Israel prostrated himself on the head of the bed.

Genesis 48

• 48:2 And one told Jacob and said, "Look, your son Joseph has come to you." And Israel made himself strong and sat on the bed.

Genesis 49

• 49:33 And Jacob finished commanding his sons, and he gathered his feet into the bed, and expired, and was gathered to his peoples.