The meaning of “רְצִין”

Understanding Rᵉtsîyn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

H7526

Hebrew Text

Strong's Concordance

רְצִין

Phoneticrets-een'

TransliterationRᵉtsîyn

Grammar Code

N:N-M-P

Noun

Strong's Definition

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

probably for רָצוֹן Rezin. - § Rezin = "firm" - Retsin, the name of a Syrian and of an Israelite 1) king of Damascus during the reigns of kings Jotham and Ahaz of Judah 2) the progenitor of a family of temple slaves who returned from captivity with Zerubbabel

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

11 total references

Reference	Text
2 Kings 16:6	“At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.”
Ezra 2:48	“The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,”
Nehemiah 7:50	“The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,”
Isaiah 7:8	“For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people.”

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences

11x

Most Frequent Book

Isaiah

Book Distribution

2 Kings4

Ezra1

Nehemiah1

Isaiah5

Devotional Reflection

How does the original Hebrew meaning of 'רְצִין' deepen your understanding of 2 Kings 16:6?

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