The meaning of “רְצִין”
Understanding Rᵉtsîyn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
probably for רָצוֹן Rezin. - § Rezin = "firm" - Retsin, the name of a Syrian and of an Israelite 1) king of Damascus dur...
רְצִין
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
Occurrences in the Bible
| 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.” Word: רְצִין (Rᵉtsîyn) | |
| Ezra 2:48 | “The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,” Word: רְצִין (Rᵉtsîyn) | |
| Nehemiah 7:50 | “The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,” Word: רְצִין (Rᵉtsîyn) | |
| 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.” Word: רְצִין (Rᵉtsîyn) |