KJV dictionary & concordance
1. A bed or place for lying, reclining, or resting. 2. To lie down or crouch in a place of rest or concealment.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Genesis 49:4
Complete exact-word concordance
Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
Unstable as water, thou shalt not excell, because thou wentest vp to thy fathers bed: then defiledst thou it. He went vp to my couche.
1611 marginal noteHebr. doe not thou excell.
1611 marginal noteOr, my cowche is gone.
1611 marginal noteChap. 35.22. 1.Chro. 5.1.
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;
When I say, My bed shal comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint:
When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?
When they couch in their dennes, and abide in the couert to lie in waite?
I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.
I am weary with my groning, all the night make I my bed to swim: I water my couch with my teares.
1611 marginal noteOr, euery night.
Thus saith the Lord; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.
Thus saith the LORD, As the shepheard taketh out of the mouth of the lyon two legges or a piece of an eare; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria, in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.
1611 marginal noteHeb. deliuereth.
1611 marginal noteOr, on the beds feete.
And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.
And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in, because of the multitude, they went vpon the house top, & let him downe through the tiling with his couch, into the midst before Iesus.
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
But that ye may know that the Sonne of man hath power vpon earth to forgiue sinnes (he said vnto the sicke of the palsie,) I say vnto thee, Arise, and take vp thy couch, and go into thine house.
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1 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
Bed, lie down.
to lie, lie down.
