7565. resheph

Lexicon

resheph: Flame, burning, plague, pestilence, fiery dart

Original Word: רֶשֶׁף
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: resheph
Pronunciation: reh'-shef
Phonetic Spelling: (reh'-shef)
Definition: Flame, burning, plague, pestilence, fiery dart
Meaning: a live coal, lightning, an arrow, fever

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

arrow, burning coal, burning heat, spark, hot thunderbolt

From saraph; a live coal; by analogy lightning; figuratively, an arrow, (as flashing through the air); specifically, fever -- arrow, (burning) coal, burning heat, + spark, hot thunderbolt.

see HEBREW saraph

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
flame
NASB Translation
bolts of lightning (1), flaming (1), flashes (2), plague (2), sparks* (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. רֶ֫שֶׁף noun masculine^{Habakkuk 3:5} flame, fire-bolt; — absolute ׳ר Deuteronomy 32:24 +; plural רְשָׁפִים Psalm 78:48, construct ׳רִשְׁפֵ Psalm 76:4, רִשְׁמֵּי Songs 8:6; suffix רְשֶׁפֶיהָ Songs 8:6; —

1 flame: אֵשׁ ׳ר ׳ר Songs 8:6 its flames (that is of אַהֲבָה, קִנְאָה) are flames of fire; ׳בְּנֵי ר Job 5:7 = sparks; ׳ר = pointed flame of lighting Psalm 78:48 ("" בָּרָד); קָ֑שֶׁת ׳ר Psalm 76:4 Sharp flames of the bow, figurative for arrows.

2 fire-bolt of ׳יְ brining pestilence and death, Deuteronomy 32:24 (compare Dr; "" קֶטֶב מְרִירִי), Habakkuk 3:5 ("" דֶּבֶר).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to burn

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G440: ἀνθραξ (anthrax) • meaning a live coal or burning coal.
• G2904: κράτος (kratos) • meaning strength or power, often used to describe divine power or might.
• G4442: πῦρ (pur) • meaning fire, used in various contexts to denote literal fire, trials, or divine presence.

These Greek terms, while not direct translations, share thematic elements with רֶשֶׁף, particularly in their associations with fire, power, and divine action.

Usage: The word רֶשֶׁף appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often symbolizing elements of destruction or divine judgment. It is used metaphorically to describe the intensity of fever or the swiftness and impact of arrows and lightning.

Context: רֶשֶׁף (Resheph) is a multifaceted term found in the Hebrew Scriptures, illustrating the dynamic and often destructive power of fire and heat. In Deuteronomy 32:24, it is used to describe the burning heat of fever as part of the curses that will befall Israel for disobedience: "They will be wasted from hunger and ravaged by pestilence and bitter plague; I will send against them the fangs of wild beasts, with the venom of vipers that glide in the dust." Here, רֶשֶׁף is associated with pestilence and plague, emphasizing its destructive nature.

In Job 5:7, the term is used metaphorically to describe human suffering: "Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward." The imagery of sparks (רֶשֶׁף) flying upward conveys the inevitability and persistence of human hardship.

In Psalm 76:3, רֶשֶׁף is translated as "flashing arrows," highlighting the swift and piercing nature of divine judgment: "There He shattered the flaming arrows, the shield and sword and weapons of war."

The term also appears in Habakkuk 3:5, where it is associated with the presence of God: "Plague went before Him, and pestilence followed in His steps." Here, רֶשֶׁף is linked with pestilence, underscoring the overwhelming power of divine intervention.

רֶשֶׁף thus serves as a vivid symbol of both natural and divine forces, illustrating the themes of judgment, suffering, and the consuming nature of fire.

Forms and Transliterations

לָרְשָׁפִֽים׃ לרשפים׃ רְשָׁפֶ֕יהָ רִשְׁפֵּ֕י רִשְׁפֵי־ רֶ֖שֶׁף רֶ֝֗שֶׁף רשף רשפי רשפי־ רשפיה lā·rə·šā·p̄îm lārəšāp̄îm lareshaFim rə·šā·p̄e·hā re·šep̄ rəšāp̄ehā rešep̄ reshaFeiha Reshef riš·pê riš·p̄ê- rishfei rishPei rišpê rišp̄ê-

Englishman's Concordance

Deuteronomy 32:24
HEB: רָעָ֛ב וּלְחֻ֥מֵי רֶ֖שֶׁף וְקֶ֣טֶב מְרִירִ֑י
NAS: and consumed by plague And bitter
KJV: and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter
INT: famine and consumed plague destruction and bitter

Job 5:7
HEB: יוּלָּ֑ד וּבְנֵי־ רֶ֝֗שֶׁף יַגְבִּ֥יהוּ עֽוּף׃
INT: is born afflicted arrow upward fly

Psalm 76:3
HEB: שָׁ֭מָּה שִׁבַּ֣ר רִשְׁפֵי־ קָ֑שֶׁת מָגֵ֬ן
NAS: He broke the flaming arrows,
KJV: There brake he the arrows of the bow,
INT: There broke the flaming arrows the shield

Psalm 78:48
HEB: בְּעִירָ֑ם וּ֝מִקְנֵיהֶ֗ם לָרְשָׁפִֽים׃
NAS: And their herds to bolts of lightning.
KJV: and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.
INT: their cattle and their herds to bolts

Songs 8:6
HEB: כִשְׁא֖וֹל קִנְאָ֑ה רְשָׁפֶ֕יהָ רִשְׁפֵּ֕י אֵ֖שׁ
NAS: as Sheol; Its flashes are flashes
KJV: as the grave: the coals thereof [are] coals
INT: Sheol Jealousy flashes are flashes of fire

Songs 8:6
HEB: קִנְאָ֑ה רְשָׁפֶ֕יהָ רִשְׁפֵּ֕י אֵ֖שׁ שַׁלְהֶ֥בֶתְיָֽה׃
NAS: Its flashes are flashes of fire,
KJV: the coals thereof [are] coals of fire,
INT: Jealousy flashes are flashes of fire the flame

Habakkuk 3:5
HEB: דָּ֑בֶר וְיֵצֵ֥א רֶ֖שֶׁף לְרַגְלָֽיו׃
NAS: pestilence, And plague comes
KJV: the pestilence, and burning coals went forth
INT: pestilence comes and plague after

7 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7565
7 Occurrences

lā·rə·šā·p̄îm — 1 Occ.
rə·šā·p̄e·hā — 1 Occ.
re·šep̄ — 3 Occ.
riš·p̄ê- — 1 Occ.
riš·pê — 1 Occ.