Biblica Analytica

מִטָּה

mit.tah (H4296)

bed

29 verses 13 books OT 29 / NT 0
AI Word Study

The Hebrew word "mit.tah" (H4296) is defined as a "bed." This term appears 29 times in the Bible, indicating its significance in ancient Hebrew culture. The word "mit.tah" is likely referring to a sleeping place or a resting surface, which was a common feature in ancient homes. The use of "mit.tah" is not limited to a specific context, but rather appears in various settings, such as in descriptions of sleeping arrangements (e.g., Genesis 41:45), oils and perfumes used for anointing the bed (e.g., Exodus 29:7), and the bed as a place of intimacy (e.g., Proverbs 7:16). This versatility suggests that the "mit.tah" was an integral part of daily life in ancient Israel. The frequency and range of usage of "mit.tah" demonstrate its importance in the lives of ancient Hebrews. The word is not just a simple term for a piece of furniture, but rather a symbol of rest, comfort, and intimacy. Its significance extends beyond its literal meaning, reflecting the values and practices of the ancient culture in which it was used.

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Genesis 47:31

Israel said, “Swear to me,” and he swore to him. Then Israel bowed himself on the bed’s head.

Genesis 48:2

Someone told Jacob, and said, “Behold, your son Joseph comes to you,” and Israel strengthened himself, and sat on the bed.

Genesis 49:33

When Jacob finished charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, breathed his last breath, and was gathered to his people.

Exodus 8:3

The river will swarm with frogs, which will go up and come into your house, and into your bedroom, and on your bed, and into the house of your servants, and on your people, and into your ovens, and into your kneading troughs.

1 Samuel 19:13

Michal took the teraphim, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats’ hair at its head, and covered it with clothes.

1 Samuel 19:15

Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, “Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him.”

1 Samuel 19:16

When the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the pillow of goats’ hair at its head.

1 Samuel 28:23

But he refused, and said, “I will not eat.” But his servants, together with the woman, constrained him; and he listened to their voice. So he arose from the earth and sat on the bed.

2 Samuel 3:31

David said to Joab, and to all the people who were with him, “Tear your clothes, and clothe yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn in front of Abner.” King David followed the bier.

2 Samuel 4:7

Now when they came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bedroom, they struck him, killed him, beheaded him, and took his head, and went by the way of the Arabah all night.

1 Kings 17:19

He said to her, “Give me your son.” He took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the room where he stayed, and laid him on his own bed.

1 Kings 21:4

Ahab came into his house sullen and angry because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him; for he had said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He laid himself down on his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.

2 Kings 1:4

Now therefore Yahweh says, “You will not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but you will surely die.” ’ ” Then Elijah departed.

2 Kings 1:6

They said to him, “A man came up to meet us, and said to us, ‘Go, return to the king who sent you, and tell him, “Yahweh says, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel, that you send to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but you will surely die.’ ” ’ ”

2 Kings 1:16

He said to him, “Yahweh says, ‘Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? Therefore you will not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but you will surely die.’ ”

2 Kings 4:10

Please let’s make a little room on the roof. Let’s set a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp stand for him there. When he comes to us, he can stay there.”

2 Kings 4:21

She went up and laid him on the man of God’s bed, and shut the door on him, and went out.

2 Kings 4:32

When Elisha had come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and lying on his bed.

2 Kings 11:2

But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king’s sons who were slain, even him and his nurse, and put them in the bedroom; and they hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.

2 Chronicles 22:11

But Jehoshabeath, the king’s daughter, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stealthily rescued him from among the king’s sons who were slain, and put him and his nurse in the bedroom. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest (for she was the sister of Ahaziah), hid him from Athaliah, so that she didn’t kill him.

2 Chronicles 24:25

When they had departed from him (for they left him very sick), his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and killed him on his bed, and he died. They buried him in David’s city, but they didn’t bury him in the tombs of the kings.

Esther 1:6

There were hangings of white and blue material, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and marble pillars. The couches were of gold and silver, on a pavement of red, white, yellow, and black marble.

Esther 7:8

Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman had fallen on the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, “Will he even assault the queen in front of me in the house?” As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.

Psalms 6:6

I am weary with my groaning. Every night I flood my bed. I drench my couch with my tears.

Proverbs 26:14

As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.

Song of Solomon 3:7

Behold, it is Solomon’s carriage! Sixty mighty men are around it, of the mighty men of Israel.

Ezekiel 23:41

and sat on a stately bed, with a table prepared before it, whereupon you set my incense and my oil.

Amos 3:12

Yahweh says: “As the shepherd rescues out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, so shall the children of Israel be rescued who sit in Samaria on the corner of a couch, and on the silken cushions of a bed.”

Amos 6:4

Who lie on beds of ivory, and stretch themselves on their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the middle of the stall;