Word Study · Strong's H7568 · Hebrew
רֶשֶׁת
resheth
reh'-sheth
“a net (as catching animals)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a net (as catching animals)
Rendered in the KJV as
net(-work).
- 22occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 7 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 18inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 22 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 18
- רִשְׁתִּ֔י3
- מֵרֶ֣שֶׁת2
- רֶ֣שֶׁת2
- בְּרֶ֣שֶׁת1
- בְּרֶֽשֶׁת־1
- בְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃1
- הָרֶ֗שֶׁת1
- הָרֶ֔שֶׁת1
- הָרָ֑שֶׁת1
- וְרֶ֖שֶׁת1
- וְרִשְׁתּ֣וֹ1
- רֶ֭שֶׁת1
and 6 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 11
- a net4
- net my4
- the net3
- a net of2
- from [the] net2
- net their2
- and a net1
- and net his1
- in [the] net1
- in a net1
- in net his1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 9
- noun · feminine singular4
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular4
- preposition + noun · feminine singular4
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular3
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsa · 4
- HNcfsc/Sp1bs · 4
- HR/Ncfsa · 4
- HTd/Ncfsa · 3
- HNcfsc · 2
- HNcfsc/Sp3mp · 2
- HC/Ncfsc · 1
- HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms · 1
- HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms · 1
All 22, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Psalms carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus4 occurrences
- Exodus 27:4רֶ֣שֶׁתreshetnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Construct for it a grate of bronze mesh, and make a bronze ring at each of the four corners of the mesh.here: a net of
- Exodus 27:4הָרֶ֗שֶׁתhareshetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularConstruct for it a grate of bronze mesh, and make a bronze ring at each of the four corners of the mesh.here: the net
- Exodus 27:5הָרֶ֔שֶׁתhareshetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularSet the grate beneath the ledge of the altar, so that the mesh comes halfway up the altar.here: the net
- Exodus 38:4רֶ֣שֶׁתreshetnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)He made a grate of bronze mesh for the altar under its ledge, halfway up from the bottom.here: a net of
Psalms8 occurrences
- Psalms 9:15בְּרֶֽשֶׁת־bereshet-preposition + noun · feminine singularThe nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.here: in [the] net
- Psalms 10:9בְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃verishtopreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHe lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.here: in net his
- Psalms 25:15מֵרֶ֣שֶׁתmereshetpreposition + noun · feminine singularMy eyes are always on the LORD, for He will free my feet from the mesh.here: from [the] net
- Psalms 31:4מֵרֶ֣שֶׁתmereshetpreposition + noun · feminine singularYou free me from the net laid out for me, for You are my refuge.here: from [the] net
- Psalms 35:7רִשְׁתָּ֑םrishtamnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralFor without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.here: net their
- Psalms 35:8וְרִשְׁתּ֣וֹverishtoconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularMay ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.here: and net his
- Psalms 57:6רֶ֤שֶׁת׀reshetnoun · feminine singularThey spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selahhere: a net
- Psalms 140:5רֶ֭שֶׁתreshetnoun · feminine singularThe proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selahhere: a net
Proverbs2 occurrences
Lamentations1 occurrence
Ezekiel4 occurrences
- Ezekiel 12:13רִשְׁתִּי֙rishtinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularBut I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die.here: net my
- Ezekiel 17:20רִשְׁתִּ֔יrishtinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularI will spread My net over him and catch him in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the treason he committed against Me.here: net my
- Ezekiel 19:8רִשְׁתָּ֖םrishtamnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralThen the nations set out against him from the provinces on every side. They spread their net over him; he was trapped in their pit.here: net their
- Ezekiel 32:3רִשְׁתִּ֔יrishtinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularThis is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will spread My net over you with a company of many peoples, and they will draw you up in My net.here: net my
Hosea2 occurrences
- Hosea 5:1וְרֶ֖שֶׁתvereshetconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)“Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.here: and a net
- Hosea 7:12רִשְׁתִּ֔יrishtinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularAs they go, I will spread My net over them; I will bring them down like birds of the air. I will chastise them when I hear them flocking together.here: net my