מְרַאֲשָׁוֹת
me.ra.a.shah
“head”
Definition
properly, a headpiece, i.e. (plural for adverbial) at (or as) the head-rest (or pillow)
formed like H4761 (מַרְאָשָׁה);
- place at the head, dominion, head place adv 2) at head place
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logos (G3056)
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
מְרַאֲשָׁוֹת appears 8 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
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.
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.
And when the messengers entered, there was the idol in the bed with the quilt of goats’ hair on its head.
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.
But the LORD forbid that I should stretch out my hand against the LORD’s anointed. Instead, take the spear and water jug by his head, and let us go.”
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