GREEK · G4673
σορός
soros — bier
σορός, -οῦ, ἡ [in LXX: Gen.50:26 (אָרוֹן), Job.21:32 A * ;] (a) a cinerary urn (Hom.); (b) a coffin (Hdt., i, 68, 3, a1.): Luk.7:14.† (AS)
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Bier
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4904
מִשְׁכָּב
mish.kav — bed
1) a lying down, couch, bier, act of lying 1a) couch, bed 1b) act of lying, lying down or sleeping room, bedroom 1c) lying down (for sexual contact) Aramaic equivalent: mish.kav (מִשְׁכַּב "bed" H4903)
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מִטָּה
mit.tah — bed
couch, bed, bier
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The frame on which dead bodies were conveyed to the grave (Luke 7:14).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.