- the framework of a bed
- A bed frame or bedstead is the part of a bed used to position a mattress or foundation set off the floor.
- Used in Deu 3:11, but elsewhere rendered "couch," "bed." In Kg2 1:4; Kg2 16:2; Psa 132:3; Amo 3:12, the divan is meant by this word.
- a bed frame, usually made of wood with rope crisscrossed over it onto which a bolster or tick was placed, e.g., "Richard had two bedsteads and two pillows in his inventory."