7568. resheth
Lexical Summary
resheth: Net

Original Word: רֶשֶׁת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: resheth
Pronunciation: reh'-sheth
Phonetic Spelling: (reh'-sheth)
KJV: net(-work)
NASB: net, network
Word Origin: [from H3423 (יָרַשׁ יָרֵשׁ - possess)]

1. a net (as catching animals)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
net work

From yarash; a net (as catching animals) -- net(- work).

see HEBREW yarash

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from yarash
Definition
a net
NASB Translation
net (20), network (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
רֶ֫שֶׁת noun feminineExodus 27:5 net; — absolute רֶשֶׁת Hosea 5:1 11t.; רָ֑שֶׁת Proverbs 1:17; construct רֶשֶׁת Exodus 27:4; Exodus 38:4; suffix רִשְׁתִּי Hosea 7:12 2t.; רִשְׁתּוֺ Psalm 10:9; Psalm 35:8; רִשְׁתָּם Ezekiel 19:8; Psalm 35:7; —

1 net:

a. for catching (birds, etc.) חִנָּם מְזֹרָה הָרָ֑שֶׁת Proverbs 1:17 to no purpose is the net spread in the eyes of any bird; elsewhere figurative (1) of judgment of ׳י, all with פרשׁ: Hosea 7:12 ("" כְּעוֺף הַשָּׁמַיִם אוֺרִידֵם), Ezekiel 12:13; Ezekiel 17:20 (both "" מְצוּדָתִי), Ezekiel 32:3 (of ׳י catching Pharaoh, under figure of sea-monster; "" II. חֵרֶם); (2) of nations capturing king of Israel under figure of lion Ezekiel 19:8 (with פרשׁ; "" שַׁחְתָּם); (3) of priests and rulers (as entangling people in sin) Hosea 5:1 ("" מַּח).

b. spread for feet of man (figurative): (1) by ׳י Lamentations 1:13 (with מָּרַשׁ); (2) by wicked (= plot) Proverbs 29:5 (with פרשׁ), Psalm 140:6 (c. id.; "" טָמַן מַּךְ), Psalm 10:9; Psalm 25:15, שֻׁלַּח בְּדֶשֶׁת בְּרַגְלָיו Job 18:8 ("" שְׂבָכָה); elsewhere with טמן Psalm 9:16 ("" שַׁחַת), Psalm 31:5; Psalm 35:7 (שַׁחַת רִשְׁתָּם), Psalm 31:8; with הֵכִין Psalm 57:7 ("" שִׁיחָה).

2 brazen network for altar of tabernacle הָרֶשֶׁת Exodus 27:4,5; נְחשֶׁת ׳מִכְבָּר מַעֲשֵׂה ר Exodus 27:4 = Exodus 38:4 (all P). — On Infinitive רֶשֶׁת, see ירשׁ above

רֶ֫שֶׁת net, see ירשׁ.



Topical Lexicon
Meaning and Imagery

רֶשֶׁת (reshet) paints the picture of something woven, interlaced, or latticed. Whether forged in bronze or fashioned from cord, it always retains the idea of interlocking strands designed either to restrain or to entrap. Across its twenty-two appearances the word moves from the literal hardware of Israel’s sanctuary to powerful metaphors of human scheming and divine judgment.

Literal Usage in the Tabernacle

Exodus 27:4-5 and 38:4 situate reshet at the very heart of public worship. The altar of burnt offering required “a grating, a network of bronze” (Exodus 27:4). Positioned “beneath the ledge…halfway up the altar” (27:5), this forged lattice supported the sacrificial fuel and ensured that the offering was fully consumed. The solid, interwoven bronze testified that atonement rests on a foundation unable to be broken or breached. Every Israelite who approached the altar saw this network glowing red-hot beneath the sacrifice, silently preaching that sin’s penalty must be borne in totality.

Hunting and Warfare Contexts

Outside the sanctuary reshet describes literal nets used to secure game or enemies. Ezekiel depicts Egypt’s Pharaoh captured like a monstrous beast: “I will spread My net over you with an assembly of many nations” (Ezekiel 32:3). Lion cubs ravaging Judah are “caught in a pit and…brought with hooks to the land of Egypt” (Ezekiel 19:8). In Hosea 7:12 the LORD promises to “bring them down like birds of the sky; I will discipline them when I hear them flocking together.” The imagery is concrete: birds, beasts, and kings all fall helpless once the net is cast.

Figurative Portrayal of Wicked Schemes

Psalms and Proverbs employ reshet as the preferred metaphor for malicious plotting.
• “The nations have fallen into the pit they made; their foot is caught in the net they have hidden” (Psalm 9:15).
• “Without cause they laid their net for me” (Psalm 35:7).
• “A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet” (Proverbs 29:5).

Here the net is deceit—carefully arranged, unseen until too late. It reverses upon the plotter (Psalm 35:8; 57:6), revealing a moral universe in which God ensures that sin recoils on the sinner.

Divine Judgment Expressed as a Net

The prophets expand the figure to show the LORD Himself wielding the net in judgment. Zedekiah attempts flight but the LORD declares, “I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare” (Ezekiel 12:13; cf. 17:20). Hosea 5:1 warns priests and royalty alike: “You have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread on Tabor.” In every case God answers hidden rebellion with an inescapable arrest.

Deliverance from the Net

The same Scriptures celebrate rescue. “My eyes are always on the LORD, for He will pull my feet from the net” (Psalm 25:15). David prays, “You free me from the net laid before me” (Psalm 31:4). Salvation is depicted not merely as avoidance of danger but as active extraction by a personal Redeemer who reaches into the snare and lifts His servant out.

Theological Reflections

1. Holiness and Atonement: The bronze network beneath the altar anticipates a perfect, complete sacrifice. Christians see its fulfillment in the cross, where the true Lamb endured the full heat of judgment.
2. Moral Causality: Reshet underscores the biblical principle of sowing and reaping. Nets set for others ensnare their makers, affirming God’s righteous governance (Psalm 57:6; Proverbs 1:17).
3. Sovereign Justice: God’s own net, wielded against nations and rulers, assures believers that no power is beyond His control (Ezekiel 32:3).
4. Pastoral Comfort: The imagery invites the faithful to pray confidently for deliverance, knowing the Lord is skilled at breaking nets and setting captives free (Psalm 25:15).

Application for Ministry Today

• Preaching: Use the altar’s bronze network to illustrate the completeness of Christ’s atonement.
• Counseling: When believers feel trapped by circumstances or sin, Psalm 31:4 provides language for prayer and hope.
• Discipleship: Proverbs 29:5 warns against manipulative speech; small-group studies can expose modern forms of “flattering nets.”
• Evangelism: The inevitability of divine judgment (Ezekiel 12:13) presses the urgency of repentance, while God’s willingness to rescue (Psalm 25:15) offers gracious invitation.

Whether glowing beneath sacrificed lambs or springing upon unsuspecting conspirators, reshet consistently reminds Scripture’s readers that woven into reality is a moral lattice: sin entangles, God judges, and yet the Lord stands ready to free all who call upon His name.

Forms and Transliterations
בְּרֶ֣שֶׁת בְּרֶֽשֶׁת־ בְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ ברשת ברשת־ ברשתו׃ הָרֶ֔שֶׁת הָרֶ֗שֶׁת הָרָ֑שֶׁת הרשת וְרִשְׁתּ֣וֹ וְרֶ֖שֶׁת ורשת ורשתו מֵרֶ֣שֶׁת מרשת רִשְׁתִּ֔י רִשְׁתִּי֙ רִשְׁתָּ֑ם רִשְׁתָּ֖ם רֶ֝֗שֶׁת רֶ֣שֶׁת רֶ֤שֶׁת רֶ֤שֶׁת ׀ רֶ֭שֶׁת רשת רשתי רשתם bə·re·šeṯ bə·re·šeṯ- ḇə·riš·tōw bərešeṯ bərešeṯ- beReshet ḇərištōw hā·rā·šeṯ hā·re·šeṯ hārāšeṯ haRashet hārešeṯ haReshet mê·re·šeṯ mêrešeṯ meReshet re·šeṯ rešeṯ Reshet riš·tām riš·tî rishTam rishTi rištām rištî veReshet verishTo wə·re·šeṯ wə·riš·tōw wərešeṯ wərištōw
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Exodus 27:4
HEB: מִכְבָּ֔ר מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה רֶ֣שֶׁת נְחֹ֑שֶׁת וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ
NAS: for it a grating of network of bronze,
KJV: [of] brass; and upon the net shalt thou make
INT: A grate of network of network of bronze shall make

Exodus 27:4
HEB: וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ עַל־ הָרֶ֗שֶׁת אַרְבַּע֙ טַבְּעֹ֣ת
NAS: of bronze, and on the net you shall make
INT: shall make and on the net four rings

Exodus 27:5
HEB: מִלְּמָ֑טָּה וְהָיְתָ֣ה הָרֶ֔שֶׁת עַ֖ד חֲצִ֥י
NAS: of the altar, so that the net will reach
KJV: beneath, that the net may be even to
INT: beneath will reach the net to halfway

Exodus 38:4
HEB: מִכְבָּ֔ר מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה רֶ֣שֶׁת נְחֹ֑שֶׁת תַּ֧חַת
NAS: of bronze network beneath, under
INT: grate act network of bronze beneath

Job 18:8
HEB: כִּֽי־ שֻׁלַּ֣ח בְּרֶ֣שֶׁת בְּרַגְלָ֑יו וְעַל־
NAS: For he is thrown into the net by his own feet,
KJV: For he is cast into a net by his own feet,
INT: for is thrown the net feet on

Psalm 9:15
HEB: בְּשַׁ֣חַת עָשׂ֑וּ בְּרֶֽשֶׁת־ ז֥וּ טָ֝מָ֗נוּ
NAS: which they have made; In the net which
KJV: [that] they made: in the net which
INT: the pit have made the net which hid

Psalm 10:9
HEB: עָ֝נִ֗י בְּמָשְׁכ֥וֹ בְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃
NAS: when he draws him into his net.
KJV: when he draweth him into his net.
INT: the afflicted draws his net

Psalm 25:15
HEB: הֽוּא־ יוֹצִ֖יא מֵרֶ֣שֶׁת רַגְלָֽי׃
NAS: my feet out of the net.
KJV: my feet out of the net.
INT: He will pluck of the net my feet

Psalm 31:4
HEB: תּוֹצִיאֵ֗נִי מֵרֶ֣שֶׁת ז֭וּ טָ֣מְנוּ
NAS: You will pull me out of the net which
KJV: Pull me out of the net that
INT: will pull of the net which have secretly

Psalm 35:7
HEB: לִ֭י שַׁ֣חַת רִשְׁתָּ֑ם חִ֝נָּ֗ם חָפְר֥וּ
NAS: they hid their net for me; Without cause
KJV: have they hid for me their net [in] a pit,
INT: hid A pit their net cause dug

Psalm 35:8
HEB: לֹֽא־ יֵ֫דָ֥ע וְרִשְׁתּ֣וֹ אֲשֶׁר־ טָמַ֣ן
NAS: upon him unawares, And let the net which
KJV: upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid
INT: not acknowledge the net which hid

Psalm 57:6
HEB: רֶ֤שֶׁת ׀ הֵכִ֣ינוּ לִפְעָמַי֮
NAS: They have prepared a net for my steps;
KJV: They have prepared a net for my steps;
INT: A net have prepared my steps

Psalm 140:5
HEB: וַחֲבָלִ֗ים פָּ֣רְשׂוּ רֶ֭שֶׁת לְיַד־ מַעְגָּ֑ל
NAS: They have spread a net by the wayside;
KJV: they have spread a net by the wayside;
INT: and cords have spread A net by the wayside

Proverbs 1:17
HEB: חִ֭נָּם מְזֹרָ֣ה הָרָ֑שֶׁת בְּ֝עֵינֵ֗י כָל־
NAS: to spread the [baited] net In the sight
KJV: Surely in vain the net is spread
INT: is useless to spread the net the sight of any

Proverbs 29:5
HEB: עַל־ רֵעֵ֑הוּ רֶ֝֗שֶׁת פּוֹרֵ֥שׂ עַל־
NAS: Is spreading a net for his steps.
KJV: spreadeth a net for his feet.
INT: and his neighbor A net is spreading for

Lamentations 1:13
HEB: וַיִּרְדֶּ֑נָּה פָּרַ֨שׂ רֶ֤שֶׁת לְרַגְלַי֙ הֱשִׁיבַ֣נִי
NAS: [over them]. He has spread a net for my feet;
KJV: against them: he hath spread a net for my feet,
INT: prevailed has spread A net my feet has turned

Ezekiel 12:13
HEB: וּפָרַשְׂתִּ֤י אֶת־ רִשְׁתִּי֙ עָלָ֔יו וְנִתְפַּ֖שׂ
NAS: I will also spread My net over
KJV: My net also will I spread
INT: spread my net over will be caught

Ezekiel 17:20
HEB: וּפָרַשְׂתִּ֤י עָלָיו֙ רִשְׁתִּ֔י וְנִתְפַּ֖שׂ בִּמְצֽוּדָתִ֑י
NAS: I will spread My net over
KJV: And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken
INT: will spread over my net will be caught my snare

Ezekiel 19:8
HEB: וַֽיִּפְרְשׂ֥וּ עָלָ֛יו רִשְׁתָּ֖ם בְּשַׁחְתָּ֥ם נִתְפָּֽשׂ׃
NAS: And they spread their net over
KJV: and spread their net over him: he was taken
INT: spread over their net their pit was captured

Ezekiel 32:3
HEB: עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ אֶת־ רִשְׁתִּ֔י בִּקְהַ֖ל עַמִּ֣ים
NAS: Now I will spread My net over
KJV: I will therefore spread out my net over thee with a company
INT: will spread over my net A company peoples

Hosea 5:1
HEB: הֱיִיתֶ֣ם לְמִצְפָּ֔ה וְרֶ֖שֶׁת פְּרוּשָׂ֥ה עַל־
NAS: at Mizpah And a net spread
KJV: on Mizpah, and a net spread
INT: have been Mizpah net spread on

Hosea 7:12
HEB: אֶפְר֤וֹשׂ עֲלֵיהֶם֙ רִשְׁתִּ֔י כְּע֥וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם
NAS: I will spread My net over
KJV: I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down
INT: will spread over my net the birds of the sky

22 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7568
22 Occurrences


bə·re·šeṯ — 2 Occ.
hā·rā·šeṯ — 1 Occ.
hā·re·šeṯ — 2 Occ.
mê·re·šeṯ — 2 Occ.
re·šeṯ — 6 Occ.
riš·tām — 2 Occ.
riš·tî — 4 Occ.
wə·re·šeṯ — 1 Occ.
ḇə·riš·tōw — 2 Occ.

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