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.

H7257

Genesis 4:7 · Word #10

Lexicon H7257

Lemmaרָבַץ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤓𐤁𐤑
Transliterationrâbats
Strong'sH7257
In-contextis 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 NotesQal 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 RationaleThe 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