H6210 H6210
A couch or bed for sleeping, reclining, or rest; ranges from an ordinary sleeping bed to a luxurious divan or sickbed
Refers to a piece of furniture for lying down, whether for nightly rest, lavish banqueting, or convalescence. In Amos 3:12 and 6:4 the prophet pairs it with mittah to condemn the idle rich sprawled on ornate divans, a picture the Spanish 'lechos' and French 'lit' both capture with their connotation of luxury bedding. In Deuteronomy 3:11 Og's famous iron eres may denote a massive bedstead or even a funerary sarcophagus. The Psalms use the same word for the tear-soaked bed of grief (Ps 6:6) and the sickbed where the Lord sustains the afflicted (Ps 41:3).
Senses
1. bed or couch for sleeping — The ordinary bed or couch used for sleeping at night. Most languages render this straightforwardly — English 'my bed,' Spanish 'mi lecho,' French 'mon lit.' Job 7:13 and Psalm 6:6 both show a sufferer seeking comfort or weeping on this nightly resting place, while Proverbs 7:16 and Song of Solomon 1:16 lend it an intimate, domestic quality. 5×
AR["سَرِيرُهُ","سَرِيرِي","عَرْسِينُو","فِراشي","فِرَاشِي"]·ben["আমাদের-শয্যা","আমার-বিছানা","আমার-শয্যাকে","তার-শয্যা"]·DE["[ערשי]","[ערשנו]","mein-couch","sein-bed"]·EN["his-bed","my-bed","my-couch","our-couch"]·FR["lit","mon-ערשי-moi","notre-lit","son-bed"]·heb["ערשו","ערשי","ערשנו"]·HI["उसका-पलंग","बिस्तरा-अपना","मेरा-बिस्तरा","मेरी-शैय्या","हमारा-बिस्तरा"]·ID["ranjang-kita","ranjangku","tempat-tidurku","tempat-tidurnya"]·IT["mio-couch-mio","my-bed-mio","nostro-couch-nostro","preparato","suo-bed"]·jav["amben-kula","pasaréan-kita","paturon-kula","paturonipun","peturon-kawula"]·KO["그의-침대는","나-의-수회-를","나의-침상이","우리-침상-이","자리-를"]·PT["cama-minha","minha-cama","nosso-leito","o-meu-leito","seu-leito"]·RU["ложе-его","ложе-моё,","ложе-наше","постель-мою","постель-моя"]·ES["lecho-mío","mi-lecho","mi-lecho,","nuestro-lecho","su-cama"]·SW["godoro-langu","kitanda-chake","kitanda-changu","kitanda-chetu"]·TR["döşeğimi","yatağı","yatağım","yatağıma","yataǧimiz"]·urd["اُس-کا-پلنگ","بستر-اپنے","میرا-بستر","میری-چارپائی","ہمارا-بستر"]
2. bedstead or bier — A large bedstead or bed-frame, possibly doubling as a funerary bier. The landmark example is Og's iron eres in Deuteronomy 3:11, whose enormous dimensions suggest a royal or commemorative piece of furniture. Psalm 132:3 pairs it with yetsuai ('my spread-out bed'), intensifying the image of a formal resting-place. BDB notes the possible transfer to a sarcophagus — the 'last couch.' 2×
AR["سَرِيرُ","سَرِيرِ"]·ben["শয্যা","শয্যার"]·DE["couch-of","ein-bed-von"]·EN["a-bed-of","couch-of"]·FR["lit","un-bed-de"]·heb["ערש"]·HI["पलंग","बिछौने"]·ID["ranjang","tempat-tidur"]·IT["preparato","un-bed-di"]·jav["patileman","paturon"]·KO["침대","침상"]·PT["a-cama-de","leito-de"]·RU["ложе"]·ES["cama-de"]·SW["kitanda-cha"]·TR["yatak","yatağı"]·urd["بسترہ","پلنگ"]
3. luxurious couch or divan — A luxurious couch or divan for reclining in ease. Amos 3:12 and 6:4 place this word alongside mittot ('beds') to depict Israel's wealthy lounging in self-indulgent comfort. Spanish consistently renders both occurrences with 'lecho/lechos,' while English uses 'couch/couches,' both preserving the note of opulence that fuels the prophetic rebuke. 2×
AR["أَرائِكِهِمْ"]·ben["খাটের","তাদের-পালঙ্কসমূহে"]·DE["[ערש]","[ערשותם]"]·EN["couch","their-couches"]·FR["lit"]·heb["ערשׂ","ערשׂוֹתם"]·HI["बिछौने-के।","बिछौनों-अपने"]·ID["dipan","dipan-dipan-mereka"]·IT["[ערש]","[ערשותם]"]·jav["pasarèan","wedhus-gèmbèl"]·KO["그들의-긴-의자에","춤의"]·PT["divã","seus-divãs"]·RU["диванах-своих","на-диване"]·ES["lecho","sus-lechos"]·SW["godoro","makochi-yao"]·TR["sedirin","sedirlerinin"]·urd["اپنے-بستروں","بستر-پر"]
4. sickbed — A sickbed — the bed upon which one lies during illness. In Psalm 41:3 the Lord 'sustains him on his sickbed' (eres devai). English 'bed of,' Spanish 'lecho de,' and French 'lit' all point to the same concrete image, but the context of suffering and divine care distinguishes this sense from ordinary sleeping. 1×
AR["فِراشِ"]·ben["শয্যা"]·DE["bed-von"]·EN["bed-of"]·FR["lit"]·heb["ערש"]·HI["बिछौना"]·IT["preparato"]·jav["pasarean"]·KO["병상"]·PT["cama-de"]·RU["ложе"]·ES["lecho-de"]·SW["kitanda-cha"]·TR["yatağında"]·urd["بستر"]
Related Senses
H5921a 1. upon, on, over (spatial) (5443×)H0413 1. directional: to, toward (5366×)H1121a 1. son, male offspring, descendant (4914×)H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)H4428 1. king, human ruler (2518×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)H6440 1. before, in front of (spatial) (1870×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H3027 1. physical hand (body part) (1596×)H1697 1. word, speech, utterance (1235×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† עֶ֫רֶשׂ n.f. Jb 7:13 couch, divan;—cstr. ע׳ Dt 3:11 +; abs. עָ֑רֶשׂ Am 3:12; sf. עַרְשִׂי Jb 7:13 +, etc.; pl. sf. עַרְשׂוֹתָם Am 6:4;—couch, divan, Am 3:12; 6:4 (‖ מִטּוֹת), + 2 S 17:28 (read עַרְשׂת מִשְׁכָּב Klo NeMarg. 18 HPS, cf. 𝔊); for lying at night Jb 7:13 ψ 6:7 (‖ מִטָּה), Pr 7:16, עֶרֶשׂ יְצוּעָ֑י ψ 132:3 the couch of (consisting in) my bed; couch of sickness ψ 41:4; marriage couch Ct 1:16; perhaps transf. to sarcophagus, as last couch עַרְשׂוֹ עֶרֶשׂ בַּרְזֶל Dt 3:11 (v. Dr).