mit.tah denotes a place for lying, sitting, or reclining, from an ordinary sleeping place to a furnished couch.

The term denotes a physical place or piece of furniture for lying, sitting, or reclining. It appears in domestic and sickbed settings, in rooms furnished for a guest, and in more elaborate settings described as couches or places of display.

1. Place for lying, sitting, or reclining · dominant

   The singular forms occur where people lie down, sit, or are placed upon the item: in 1 Kings 21:4 the APB renders Ahab as lying down on it, and in Genesis 48:2 Israel strengthens himself and sits on it. In 2 Kings 4:10 it is one item prepared with a table, chair, and lampstand for a visitor, while 2 Kings 4:21 and 2 Kings 4:32 place a child and then the dead youth upon it. The same physical furnishing appears in elevated or ornate contexts: in Esther 7:8 the APB renders Haman as falling upon the couch where Esther was, and in Amos 6:4 people lie upon beds of ivory.

   1 Kings 21:4Genesis 48:22 Kings 4:102 Kings 4:21Esther 7:8Amos 6:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term as “bed” in clauses about lying, sitting, illness, or placing someone down, but uses “couch” in Esther 7:8 and Song of Songs 3:7. These English variations indicate the verse settings rather than separate fixed renderings.