רֹבֵ֑ץ
𐤓𐤁𐤑
rovets
is crouching
a primitive root; to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed; crouch (down), fall down, make a fold, lay, (cause to, make to) lie (down), make to rest, sit.
Genesis 4:7 · Word #10
Lexicon H7257
| Lemma | רָבַץ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤁𐤑 |
| Transliteration | râbats |
| Strong's | H7257 |
| In-context | is crouching |
Morphology HVqrmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H7257-07
one who is crouching down
| Morphological Notes | Qal participle, masculine singular, absolute. From the primitive root רבץ, denoting the posture of an animal lying with legs folded beneath it; used substantivally here as "one who is crouching." |
| Rendering Rationale | The form רֹבֵץ is a Qal masculine singular participle, indicating an ongoing state or action. "One who is crouching down" preserves the participial sense (continuous posture) and reflects the masculine singular morphology while retaining the root idea of low, folded, recumbent positioning. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root רבץ (crouching, lying down, reclining, resting, brooding, lurking)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H7257-01 |
arebitsem | I will cause them to lie down |
H7257-02 |
harovets | the crouching one |
H4769-01 |
lemirebats | to the lying-down place of |
Word Usage (30 occurrences of H7257)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 4:7 | רֹבֵ֑ץ | rovets | is crouching |
| Genesis 29:2 | רֹבְצִ֣ים | rovetsim | lying |
| Genesis 49:9 | רָבַ֧ץ | ravats | he lies down |