Strong's Hebrew · H4763
מְרַאֲשָׁה
mᵉraʼăshâh · mer-ah-ash-aw'
Definitionproperly, a headpiece, i.e. (plural for adverbial) at (or as) the head-rest (or pillow)
Derivationformed like H4761 (מַרְאָשָׁה);
KJV usagebolster, head, pillow. Compare H4772 (מַרְגְלָה).
Occurrences9 in the KJV · 9 verses
מְרַאֲשָׁה in Scripture
Genesis 28:11
And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
Genesis 28:18
And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
1 Samuel 19:13
And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth.
1 Samuel 19:16
And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster.
1 Samuel 26:7
So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.
1 Samuel 26:11
The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD' s anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.
1 Samuel 26:12
So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul' s bolster; and they got them away, and no man saw it , nor knew it , neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them.
1 Samuel 26:16
This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the LORD' s anointed. And now see where the king' s spear is , and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.
1 Kings 19:6
And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.