Lexicon Retseph: Live coal, burning coal Original Word: רֶצֶף Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Rezeph The same as retseph; Retseph, a place in Assyrian -- Rezeph. see HEBREW retseph NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom the same as ritspah Definition a place destroyed by Assyr. NASB Translation Rezeph (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs רֶ֫צֶף proper name, of a location conquered by Assyr. (Assyrian Raƒappa, COT2Kings 19:12 SchrKGF 167 DlPa 297; probably = Ρ̓ησάφα Ptolsee 18); — 2 Kings 19:12 = Isaiah 37:12, Ραφε(ι)ς, Ραφεθ; modern Ruƒâfa, between Palmyra and the Euphrates Dll.c. PetersNippur i. 105. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be hot.Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for the proper noun Retseph, as it is specific to the Hebrew text and context of the Old Testament. Usage: The name Retseph appears in the context of a list of Assyrian officials. Context: Retseph is mentioned in the Old Testament in the book of 2 Kings. He is listed among the officials of the Assyrian king Sennacherib. In 2 Kings 19:12, Retseph is referenced in a rhetorical question posed by the Assyrian field commander, Rabshakeh, during his speech to the people of Jerusalem. The context involves the Assyrian campaign against Judah, where the Assyrian king Sennacherib boasts of his conquests and the defeat of other nations and their gods. Retseph is mentioned as one of the places whose gods were unable to deliver them from the Assyrian onslaught. The mention of Retseph serves to emphasize the power and reach of the Assyrian empire, as well as to intimidate the people of Jerusalem by suggesting that their God would be no different from the gods of the other defeated nations. Forms and Transliterations וְרֶ֥צֶף ורצף veRetzef wə·re·ṣep̄ wəreṣep̄Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 2 Kings 19:12 HEB: וְאֶת־ חָרָ֑ן וְרֶ֥צֶף וּבְנֵי־ עֶ֖דֶן NAS: and Haran and Rezeph and the sons KJV: and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children INT: them Gozan and Haran and Rezeph and the sons of Eden Isaiah 37:12 2 Occurrences |
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