Words the Bible translates as lay
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 16 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- tithēmiτίθημιto put something somewhere on purpose: to set, lay, or place it where the actor decides it should be
- sumשׂוּםto put something in a position: to set it down somewhere, turn it into something, assign it to a role, or fix it in place so it stays
- ballōβάλλωto send something to a place by throwing it or by setting it down: cast, throw, or put
- nu'aḥנוּחַto set down: to lay, deposit, or place a thing somewhere, and by extension to leave it, leave it alone, or let it be
+2 more meanings
- to come to rest: to settle down, alight, and be at quiet after motion or trouble
- to give rest: to grant relief and security, almost always God settling his people safe from their enemies
- rhiptōῥίπτωto let something go from your hands in one quick, decisive motion: to fling, cast, or set it down
- shitשִׁיתto set: to place, put, or fix something or someone in a position, a state, or a role
- klinōκλίνωto tip something out of upright: to bow it down, lay it down to rest, or make it give way, and of a day, to lean toward evening
- keimaiκεῖμαιto lie in a settled position: to be where someone has put it, and to stay there
- kataballōκαταβάλλωto lay/throw downnot studied yet
- tamanטָמַןto hide something by covering it over, usually by burying it in the ground
- yehavיְהַבto give: to hand something over to another, whether as a gift granted, a charge delivered into someone's power, a foundation laid, or a payment made
- sumשׂוּםto set in place: to put or lay something, and by extension to appoint, name, or issue a command
- shavahשָׁוָהto set, place, or lay something in position, or lay it upon someone.
+1 more meaning
- to be or make even: to be equal or comparable to something, worth as much as it, or to level a thing out.
- anakeimaiἀνάκειμαιto recline at a table to dine; more basically, to lie stretched out
- hupotithēmiὑποτίθημιto laynot studied yet
- yatsaיָצַעto laynot studied yet
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