הַ/מִּטָּ֑ה — Genesis 49:33 Hebrew Word Study

הַ/מִּטָּ֑ה

𐤄/𐤌𐤈𐤄

hamitah

the bed

from נָטָה; a bed (as extended) forsleeping or eating; by analogy, a sofa, litter or bier; bed(-chamber), bier.

Genesis 49:33 · Word #9

Lexicon `H4296`

Lemma	מִטָּה
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤌𐤈𐤄
Transliteration	miṭṭâh
Strong's	H4296
In-context	the bed

Morphology `HTd/Ncfsa` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`c` — Common — Common noun
Gender	`f` — Feminine — Feminine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular
State	`a` — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 `H4296-01`

the stretched-out couch

Root	נטה (n-ṭ-h)
Core Meanings	stretch out, extend, spread, incline, bend
Semantic Range	bed, couch, sleeping place, resting platform, dining couch, bier or litter
Conceptual Significance	In biblical culture, the מִטָּה was a place of rest, illness, intimacy, or death. Its connection to the idea of being "stretched out" highlights the embodied, physical aspect of human vulnerability—whether in sleep, sickness, or burial.
Morphological Notes	Noun, common feminine singular absolute with prefixed definite article (הַ). The form denotes a specific bed or couch.
Rendering Rationale	מִטָּה derives from the root נטה, "to stretch out" or "extend," referring to something spread or extended for reclining. Rendering it as "the stretched-out couch" preserves the definite article and singular feminine form while reflecting the root idea of something extended for rest.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root נטה (stretch out, extend, spread, incline, bend)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H328-01`	at	I have stretched out
`H5186-02`	ateh	I will stretch out
`H4294-01`	bamateh	in the staff
`H4294-02`	bematehu	with his extending-staff
`H4294-03`	bematekha	with your extending-staff
`H5186-03`	binetoti	in my stretching out
`H4294-04`	hamateh	the extended-branch
`H4294-05`	hamatot	the branch-tribes
`H4296-02`	hamitot	the stretch-out beds
`H5186-04`	hanetuyah	the stretched-out (feminine singular)
`H5186-05`	hanoteh	the one stretching out
`H5186-06`	hat	Stretch out!
`H5186-07`	hateh	Cause to stretch out!
`H5186-08`	hati	Cause to stretch out!
`H5186-09`	hatu	Stretch out!
`H5186-10`	hitah	he caused to stretch out
`H5186-11`	hitahu	he caused him to stretch out
`H5186-12`	hitatu	she caused him to bend aside
`H5186-13`	hititem	you men caused to turn aside
`H5186-14`	hititi	I have caused to stretch out
`H5186-15`	hitu	they caused to turn aside
`H5186-16`	kinetot	at stretching-out
`H5186-17`	kinetoto	when his stretching-out
`H4294-06`	lamateh	to the extending-tribe
`H5186-18`	lehatot	to cause to turn aside
`H5186-19`	lehatotah	to cause her to turn aside
`H4295-01`	lematah	to-downward
`H4294-07`	lemateh	to the branch-tribe (m.s.)
`H4294-08`	lematot	to the branch-tribes of
`H5186-20`	linetot	to stretch out
`H4295-03`	matah	downward
`H4294-09`	mateh	branch-staff
`H4294-10`	mateh	branch-staff
`H4294-11`	matehu	his staff-branch
`H4294-12`	matekha	your extending-rod
`H4294-13`	matot	tribal branches
`H4294-14`	matotam	their branch-staffs
`H4295-04`	milematah	from the downward-place
`H4294-15`	mimateh	from a branch-tribe
`H4294-16`	mimatot	from the stretched-branches of
`H4296-03`	mitah	a stretched-out couch
`H4296-04`	mitat	the stretching-bed of
`H4296-05`	mitatekha	your stretched-out bed
`H4296-06`	mitati	my stretched-out couch
`H4296-07`	mitato	his stretched-out bed
`H4296-08`	mitot	stretched-out couches of
`H4297-01`	muteh	a bending-aside
`H4298-01`	mutot	outstretchings of
`H5186-21`	natah	he stretched out
`H5186-22`	natayu	they bent away
`H5186-23`	natetah	she stretched out
`H5186-24`	natita	you stretched out
`H5186-25`	natiti	I have stretched out
`H5186-26`	natu	they stretched out
`H5186-27`	natuy	stretched-out
`H5186-28`	neteh	Stretch out!
`H5186-29`	netot	to stretch out / to bend aside
`H5186-30`	netuyah	stretched-out (feminine singular)
`H5186-31`	netuyot	outstretched (feminine plural)
`H5186-32`	nitayu	they were stretched out
`H5186-33`	niteh	we will stretch out
`H5186-34`	noteh	the one stretching out
`H5186-35`	ntvvt	stretched-out (feminine plural)
`H5186-36`	ntvy	stretched-out (of)
`H5186-37`	tat	may you cause to incline
`H5186-38`	tateh	you will cause to stretch out
`H5186-39`	titeh	she will bend aside
`H4295-05`	ulematah	and toward the downward-direction
`H4294-17`	ulemateh	and for the branch-tribe of
`H4294-18`	umateh	and rod-of
`H4294-19`	umatehu	and his outstretched-rod
`H4294-20`	umatekha	and your extending staff
`H5186-40`	umatey	and those causing to turn aside
`H4294-21`	umimateh	and from the branch-tribe of
`H5186-41`	uneteh	and stretch out!
`H5186-42`	vaat	and I will cause-to-stretch-out
`H4294-22`	vamateh	with the outstretched staff
`H4296-09`	vamitah	in the stretched-out bed
`H5186-43`	vatatehu	and she caused him to stretch out
`H5186-44`	vatet	and she bent aside
`H5186-46`	vayat	and he stretched out
`H5186-47`	vayatehu	and he caused him to bend aside
`H5186-48`	vayatu	and they caused to bend aside
`H5186-49`	vayet	and he stretched out
`H5186-50`	vayitu	and they bent aside
`H5186-51`	veat	and I cause to stretch out
`H4294-23`	vehamateh	and the extending staff
`H5186-52`	vehamatim	and the ones causing to turn aside
`H5186-53`	vehati	and cause to stretch out
`H5186-54`	vehatu	and you all stretch out!
`H4294-24`	vematayv	with his outstretched-rods
`H4294-25`	vemateh	and branch-tribe of
`H4294-26`	vematehu	with his extending-rod
`H5186-55`	venatah	and he stretched out
`H5186-56`	venatiti	and I stretched out
`H5186-57`	venoteyhem	and those stretching them out
`H5186-58`	veyet	and he will stretch out
`H3194-01`	veyutah	and Yuttah (the Extended Place)
`H5186-59`	yateh	he will cause to stretch out
`H5186-60`	yatekha	may he cause you to bend aside
`H5186-61`	yatenu	he causes it to stretch out
`H5186-62`	yatu	they cause to turn aside
`H5186-63`	yinateh	he will be bent aside
`H5186-64`	yinatu	they will be stretched out
`H5186-65`	yiteh	he will stretch out
`H3194-02`	yutah	Outstretched (Town)

Word Usage (29 occurrences of H4296)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Genesis 47:31	הַ/מִּטָּֽה	hamitah	of the bed
Genesis 48:2	הַ/מִּטָּֽה	hamitah	the bed
Genesis 49:33	הַ/מִּטָּ֑ה	hamitah	the bed
Exodus 7:28	מִטָּתֶ֑/ךָ	mitatekha	your bed
1 Samuel 19:13	הַ/מִּטָּ֔ה	hamitah	the bed
1 Samuel 19:15	בַ/מִּטָּ֛ה	vamitah	in the bed
1 Samuel 19:16	הַ/מִּטָּ֑ה	hamitah	the bed
1 Samuel 28:23	הַ/מִּטָּֽה	hamitah	the bed
2 Samuel 3:31	הַ/מִּטָּֽה	hamitah	the bier
2 Samuel 4:7	מִטָּת/וֹ֙	mitato	his bed
1 Kings 17:19	מִטָּתֽ/וֹ	mitato	his bed
1 Kings 21:4	מִטָּת֔/וֹ	mitato	his bed
2 Kings 1:4	הַ/מִּטָּ֞ה	hamitah	the bed
2 Kings 1:6	הַ/מִּטָּ֞ה	hamitah	the bed
2 Kings 1:16	הַ/מִּטָּ֞ה	hamitah	the bed
2 Kings 4:10	מִטָּ֥ה	mitah	a bed
2 Kings 4:21	מִטַּ֖ת	mitat	the bed of
2 Kings 4:32	מִטָּתֽ/וֹ	mitato	his bed
2 Kings 11:2	הַ/מִּטּ֑וֹת	hamitot	of the beds
Ezekiel 23:41	מִטָּ֣ה	mitah	a couch
Amos 3:12	מִטָּ֖ה	mitah	bed
Amos 6:4	מִטּ֣וֹת	mitot	beds
Psalms 6:7	מִטָּתִ֑/י	mitati	my bed
Proverbs 26:14	מִטָּתֽ/וֹ	mitato	his bed
Song of Songs 3:7	מִטָּת/וֹ֙	mitato	his bed
Esther 1:6	מִטּ֣וֹת	mitot	couches
Esther 7:8	הַ/מִּטָּה֙	hamitah	the-couch
2 Chronicles 22:11	הַ/מִּטּ֑וֹת	hamitot	the-beds
2 Chronicles 24:25	מִטָּת֖/וֹ	mitato	his-bed

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Lexicon H4296

Morphology HTd/Ncfsa All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H4296-01

Words from Root נטה (stretch out, extend, spread, incline, bend)

Word Usage (29 occurrences of H4296)

Lexicon `H4296`

Morphology `HTd/Ncfsa` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H4296-01`