Lexicon
מְרַאֲשָׁוֹת
me.ra.a.shah
H4763
H:N-F Hebrew

head

11
Occurrences
3
Books
Hebrew
Language

me.ra.a.shah denotes the head-position where items are set or found beside someone lying down.

The attested use identifies the position at a person's head, especially beside someone resting: stones are set there in Genesis 28:11, and a spear, water jar, bedding, or food is located there in the narratives of Saul, Michal, and Elijah.

Senses in use

  1. Place at a lying person's head · dominant

    All occurrences show the noun in construct form marking the location beside a person’s head. In Genesis 28:11 the APB renders stones set “at his head,” while in 1 Samuel 26:7 and 1 Samuel 26:11 it renders Saul’s spear and water jar as being “at his head”; 1 Samuel 19:13 and 1 Kings 19:6 similarly place bedding and provisions by the resting person.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB repeatedly presents the location with “at his head,” including stones, a quilt, a spear, a water jar, and food. This repeated wording confirms the clauses’ overall locative presentation rather than establishing a separate English equivalent.

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Across Scripture