Word Study · Strong's H4296 · Hebrew
מִטָּה
mittah
mit-taw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: miṭṭâh
“a bed (as extended) forsleeping or eating”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a bed (as extended) forsleeping or eating; by analogy, a sofa, litter or bier
Rendered in the KJV as
bed(-chamber), bier.
- 29occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 13 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 20inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 29 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 20
- הַמִּטָּ֞ה3
- הַמִּטָּֽה׃3
- מִטָּתֽוֹ׃3
- הַמִּטָּ֑ה2
- הַמִּטּ֑וֹת2
- מִטָּתוֹ֙2
- בַמִּטָּ֛ה1
- הַמִּטָּ֔ה1
- הַמִּטָּה֙1
- הַמִּטָּֽה׃ פ1
- מִטָּ֥ה1
- מִטָּ֣ה1
and 8 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 13
- the bed9
- bed his7
- a bed2
- the beds2
- [the] bed of1
- a couch1
- bed my1
- bed your1
- beds of1
- couches of1
- on the bed1
- the bier1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 9
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular11
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular7
- noun · feminine singular3
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)2
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural2
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncfsa · 11
- HNcfsc/Sp3ms · 7
- HNcfsa · 3
- HNcfpc · 2
- HTd/Ncfpa · 2
- HNcfsc · 1
- HNcfsc/Sp1bs · 1
- HNcfsc/Sp2ms · 1
- HRd/Ncfsa · 1
All 29, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 2 Kings7 of 29 · 24%
- 1 Samuel4 of 29 · 14%
- Genesis3 of 29 · 10%
- 2 Samuel2 of 29 · 7%
- 1 Kings2 of 29 · 7%
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Genesis3 occurrences
- Genesis 47:31הַמִּטָּֽה׃ פhamitahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular“Swear to me,” Jacob said. So Joseph swore to him, and Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed.here: the bed
- Genesis 48:2הַמִּטָּֽה׃hamitahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularWhen Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed.here: the bed
- Genesis 49:33הַמִּטָּ֑הhamitahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularWhen Jacob had finished instructing his sons, he pulled his feet into the bed and breathed his last, and he was gathered to his people.here: the bed
1 Samuel4 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 19:13הַמִּטָּ֔הhamitahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThen Michal took a household idol and laid it in the bed, placed some goat hair on its head, and covered it with a garment.here: the bed
- 1 Samuel 19:15בַמִּטָּ֛הvamitahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularBut Saul sent the messengers back to see David and told them, “Bring him up to me in his bed so I can kill him.”here: on the bed
- 1 Samuel 19:16הַמִּטָּ֑הhamitahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAnd when the messengers entered, there was the idol in the bed with the quilt of goats’ hair on its head.here: the bed
- 1 Samuel 28:23הַמִּטָּֽה׃hamitahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularSaul refused, saying, “I will not eat.” But his servants joined the woman in urging him, and he heeded their voice. He got up from the ground and sat on the bed.here: the bed
2 Samuel2 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 3:31הַמִּטָּֽה׃hamitahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThen David ordered Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier.here: the bier
- 2 Samuel 4:7מִטָּתוֹ֙mitatonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThey had entered the house while Ish-bosheth was lying on his bed, and having stabbed and killed him, they beheaded him, took his head, and traveled all night by way of the Arabah.here: bed his
1 Kings2 occurrences
- 1 Kings 17:19מִטָּתֽוֹ׃mitatonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularBut Elijah said to her, “Give me your son.” So he took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed.here: bed his
- 1 Kings 21:4מִטָּת֔וֹmitatonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularSo Ahab went to his palace, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat.here: bed his
2 Kings7 occurrences
- 2 Kings 1:4הַמִּטָּ֞הhamitahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularTherefore this is what the LORD says: ‘You will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’” So Elijah departed.here: the bed
- 2 Kings 1:6הַמִּטָּ֞הhamitahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThey replied, “A man came up to meet us and said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’”here: the bed
- 2 Kings 1:16הַמִּטָּ֞הhamitahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAnd Elijah said to King Ahaziah, “This is what the LORD says: Is there really no God in Israel for you to inquire of His word? Is that why you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.”here: the bed
- 2 Kings 4:10מִטָּ֥הmitahnoun · feminine singularPlease let us make a small room upstairs and put in it a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp for him. Then when he comes to us, he can stay there.”here: a bed
- 2 Kings 4:21מִטַּ֖תmitatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God. Then she shut the door and went out.here: [the] bed of
- 2 Kings 4:32מִטָּתֽוֹ׃mitatonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularWhen Elisha reached the house, there was the boy lying dead on his bed.here: bed his
- 2 Kings 11:2הַמִּטּ֑וֹתhamitotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralBut Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed.here: the beds
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 22:11הַמִּטּ֑וֹתhamitotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralBut Jehoshabeath daughter of King Jehoram took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Because Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram and the wife of Jehoiada the priest, was Ahaziah’s sister, she hid Joash from Athaliah so that she could not kill him.here: the beds
- 2 Chronicles 24:25מִטָּת֖וֹmitatonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAnd when the Arameans had withdrawn, they left Joash severely wounded. His own servants conspired against him for shedding the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him on his bed. So he died and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.here: bed his
Esther2 occurrences
- Esther 1:6מִטּ֣וֹת׀mitotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)Hangings of white and blue linen were fastened with cords of fine white and purple material to silver rings on the marble pillars. Gold and silver couches were arranged on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other costly stones.here: couches of
- Esther 7:8הַמִּטָּה֙hamitahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularJust as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.here: the couch
Song of Solomon1 occurrence
Ezekiel1 occurrence
Amos2 occurrences
- Amos 3:12מִטָּ֖הmitahnoun · feminine singularThis is what the LORD says: “As the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites dwelling in Samaria will be rescued having just the corner of a bed or the cushion of a couch.here: a bed
- Amos 6:4מִטּ֣וֹתmitotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.here: beds of