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It is often used in the context of animals lying down, but it can also refer to people resting or reclining. The term conveys a sense of relaxation and repose, often after labor or during times of peace.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the act of lying down or resting was significant, symbolizing peace, security, and trust. For pastoral societies, such as those in ancient Israel, the image of sheep lying down in green pastures was a powerful metaphor for divine provision and protection. The concept of rest was also deeply embedded in the Hebrew understanding of the Sabbath, a day set apart for rest and worship.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>denominative verb from <a href="/hebrew/702.htm">arba</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to square<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>square (11), squared (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">רְבַע</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb denominative</b></font>, only <em>Passive participle</em> <font size="+1"><b>squared, square</b></font>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Passive participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">רָבוּעַ</font> <em>square</em>, of altar <a href="/interlinear/exodus/27-1.htm">Exodus 27:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/exodus/30-2.htm">Exodus 30:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/exodus/37-25.htm">Exodus 37:25</a>; <a href="/interlinear/exodus/38-1.htm">Exodus 38:1</a>, compare <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/43-16.htm">Ezekiel 43:16</a>; breastplate <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/30-2.htm">Ezekiel 30:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/39-9.htm">Ezekiel 39:9</a>; plural <font class="hebrew2">רְבֻעִים</font>, of doorways, etc. [on text see Kit Benz] <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/7-5.htm">1 Kings 7:5</a>; feminine singular <font class="hebrew2">רְבֻעָה</font> as substantive = <em>a square</em> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/41-21.htm">Ezekiel 41:21</a> (accusative Co Toy, omit <font class="hebrew2">מְזוּזַת</font>, and joining <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ר</font> to <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/41-20.htm">Ezekiel 41:20</a>; Krae reads <font class="hebrew2">מְזוּזתֹ רְבֻעֹת</font>, compare <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6-33.htm">1 Kings 6:33</a>, <font class="hebrew2">רְבִייְִ</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Pu`al</b></font> <em>Participle square</em>, <font class="hebrew2">מְרֻבַּע</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/45-2.htm">Ezekiel 45:2</a>, of piece of land; feminine singular <font class="hebrew2">מְרֻבָּ֑עַת</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/40-47.htm">Ezekiel 40:47</a>, of court; feminine plural <font class="hebrew2">מְרֻבָּעוֺת</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/7-31.htm">1 Kings 7:31</a> (opposed to <font class="hebrew2">עֲנֻלּוֺת</font>), of borders of bases (compare Sabean <font class="hebrew2">רבעתם</font>, a kind of square building, SabDenkm<sup>31</sup>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>foursquared <p>A primitive root (rather identical with <a href="/hebrew/7250.htm">raba'</a> through the idea of sprawling "at all fours" (or possibly the reverse is the order of deriv.); compare <a href="/hebrew/702.htm">arba'</a>); properly, to be four (sided); used only as denominative of <a href="/hebrew/7253.htm">reba'</a>; to be quadrate -- (four-)square(-d). <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7250.htm">raba'</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/702.htm">arba'</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7253.htm">reba'</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>מְרֻבָּ֑עַת מְרֻבָּ֣ע מְרֻבָּע֖וֹת מרבע מרבעות מרבעת רְבֻעִ֣ים רְבֻעָ֑ה רָב֔וּעַ רָב֕וּעַ רָב֗וּעַ רָב֣וּעַ רָב֤וּעַ רָב֥וּעַ רָב֧וּעַ רבוע רבעה רבעים mə·rub·bā‘ mə·rub·bā·‘aṯ mə·rub·bā·‘ō·wṯ merubBa mərubbā‘ mərubbā‘aṯ mərubbā‘ōwṯ merubBaat merubbaot rā·ḇū·a‘ rāḇūa‘ raVua rə·ḇu·‘āh rə·ḇu·‘îm rəḇu‘āh rəḇu‘îm revuAh revuIm<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/exodus/27-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 27:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/27.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אַמּ֣וֹת רֹ֗חַב <b> רָב֤וּעַ </b> יִהְיֶה֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the altar <span class="itali">shall be square,</span> and its height<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the altar <span class="itali">shall be foursquare:</span> and the height<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/27-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> cubits wide <span class="itali">shall be square</span> become the altar<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/28-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 28:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/28.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> רָב֥וּעַ </b> יִֽהְיֶ֖ה כָּפ֑וּל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">It shall be square</span> [and] folded double,<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Foursquare</span> it shall be [being] doubled;<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/28-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">shall be square</span> become folded<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/30-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 30:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאַמָּ֤ה רָחְבּוֹ֙ <b> רָב֣וּעַ </b> יִהְיֶ֔ה וְאַמָּתַ֖יִם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a cubit, <span class="itali">it shall be square,</span> and its height<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the breadth <span class="itali">thereof; foursquare</span> shall it be: and two cubits<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/30-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A cubit width <span class="itali">shall be square</span> two cubits<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/37-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 37:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/37.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאַמָּ֨ה רָחְבּ֜וֹ <b> רָב֗וּעַ </b> וְאַמָּתַ֙יִם֙ קֹֽמָת֔וֹ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/37.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> wide, <span class="itali">square,</span> and two cubits<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/37.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of it a cubit; <span class="itali">[it was] foursquare;</span> and two cubits<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/37-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> cubit wide <span class="itali">square</span> cubits high<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/38-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 38:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/38.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אַמּ֤וֹת רָחְבּוֹ֙ <b> רָב֔וּעַ </b> וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁ אַמּ֖וֹת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/38.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> cubits wide, <span class="itali">square,</span> and three cubits<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/38.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the breadth <span class="itali">thereof; [it was] foursquare;</span> and three<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/38-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> cubits wide <span class="itali">square</span> and three cubits<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/39-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 39:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/39.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> רָב֧וּעַ </b> הָיָ֛ה כָּפ֖וּל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/39.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">It was square;</span> they made<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/39.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">It was foursquare;</span> they made<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/39-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">square</span> become folded<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/7-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 7:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַפְּתָחִ֥ים וְהַמְּזוּז֖וֹת <b> רְבֻעִ֣ים </b> שָׁ֑קֶף וּמ֧וּל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and doorposts <span class="itali">[had] squared</span> [artistic] frames,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and posts <span class="itali">[were] square,</span> with the windows:<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/7-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the doorways and doorposts <span class="itali">squared</span> frames against<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/7-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 7:31</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִקְלָע֔וֹת וּמִסְגְּרֹתֵיהֶ֥ם <b> מְרֻבָּע֖וֹת </b> לֹ֥א עֲגֻלּֽוֹת׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and their borders <span class="itali">were square,</span> not round.<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with their borders, <span class="itali">foursquare,</span> not round.<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/7-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> engravings and their borders <span class="itali">were square</span> not round<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/40-47.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 40:47</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/40.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מֵאָ֥ה אַמָּ֖ה <b> מְרֻבָּ֑עַת </b> וְהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ לִפְנֵ֥י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/40.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the court, <span class="itali">a [perfect] square,</span> a hundred<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/40.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> broad, <span class="itali">foursquare;</span> and the altar<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/40-47.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> hundred cubits <span class="itali">A square</span> and the altar front<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/41-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 41:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/41.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַֽהֵיכָ֖ל מְזוּזַ֣ת <b> רְבֻעָ֑ה </b> וּפְנֵ֣י הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/41.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the nave <span class="itali">were square;</span> as for the front<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/41.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the temple <span class="itali">[were] squared,</span> [and] the face<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/41-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the nave the doorposts <span class="itali">were square</span> the front of the sanctuary<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/43-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 43:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/43.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה רֹ֑חַב <b> רָב֕וּעַ </b> אֶ֖ל אַרְבַּ֥עַת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/43.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> wide, <span class="itali">square</span> in its four<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/43.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> broad, <span class="itali">square</span> in the four<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/43-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> ten wide <span class="itali">square</span> in four<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/45-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 45:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/45.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בַּחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת <b> מְרֻבָּ֣ע </b> סָבִ֑יב וַחֲמִשִּׁ֣ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/45.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> there shall be for the holy <span class="itali">place a square</span> round<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/45.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> hundred <span class="itali">[in breadth], square</span> round about;<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/45-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> five hundred <span class="itali">A square</span> round and fifty<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7251.htm">12 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7251.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7251<br>12 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/merubba_7251.htm">mə·rub·bā‘ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/merubbaat_7251.htm">mə·rub·bā·‘aṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/merubbaot_7251.htm">mə·rub·bā·‘ō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/ravua_7251.htm">rā·ḇū·a‘ — 7 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/revuah_7251.htm">rə·ḇu·‘āh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/revuim_7251.htm">rə·ḇu·‘îm — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> 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