7526. Retsin

Strong's Lexicon

Retsin: Rezin

Original Word: רְצִין
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Rtsiyn
Pronunciation: reh-tseen'
Phonetic Spelling: (rets-een')
Definition: Rezin
Meaning: Retsin

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be firm or stable.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Rezin in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper name specific to the Hebrew text.

Usage: Rezin is a proper noun used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to the king of Aram (Syria) during the time of the prophet Isaiah. He is most notably recognized for his alliance with Pekah, the king of Israel, against Ahaz, the king of Judah.

Cultural and Historical Background: Rezin was the last king of Aram-Damascus, a significant city-state in ancient Syria. During his reign, he formed a coalition with Pekah, the king of Israel, to resist the expanding Assyrian Empire. This alliance led to the Syro-Ephraimite War against Judah, as they attempted to force King Ahaz of Judah into their coalition. The historical context of Rezin's actions is crucial for understanding the geopolitical dynamics of the Near East during the 8th century BCE, a period marked by Assyrian expansion and the resulting political turmoil among smaller states.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a king of Aram (Syria), also an Isr.
NASB Translation
Rezin (11).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

רְצִין proper name, masculine 1. king of Aram, Ahaz's time: 2 Kings 15:37; 2 Kings 16:5,6,9; Isaiah 7:1,4,8; Isaiah 8:6; Isaiah 9:10; Ρα(α)ς(ς)ων, Ρασειν. **Assyrian has Raƒunnu, hence read perhaps רצון, compare Wkl^{KAT 3. 135}.

2 Ezra 2:48 = Nehemiah 7:50, Ρα(α)σων.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Rezin

Probably for ratsown; Retsin, the name of a Syrian and of an Israelite -- Rezin.

see HEBREW ratsown

Forms and Transliterations

רְצִ֑ין רְצִ֖ין רְצִ֣ין רְצִ֥ין רְצִ֨ין רצין rə·ṣîn rəṣîn reTzin

Englishman's Concordance

2 Kings 15:37
HEB: לְהַשְׁלִ֙יחַ֙ בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה רְצִ֖ין מֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֑ם
NAS: began to send Rezin king of Aram
KJV: against Judah Rezin the king
INT: to send Judah Rezin king of Aram

2 Kings 16:5
HEB: אָ֣ז יַעֲלֶ֣ה רְצִ֣ין מֶֽלֶךְ־ אֲ֠רָם
NAS: Then Rezin king of Aram
KJV: Then Rezin king of Syria
INT: Then came Rezin king of Aram

2 Kings 16:6
HEB: הַהִ֗יא הֵ֠שִׁיב רְצִ֨ין מֶֽלֶךְ־ אֲרָ֤ם
NAS: At that time Rezin king of Aram
KJV: [him].At that time Rezin king of Syria
INT: he recovered Rezin king of Aram

2 Kings 16:9
HEB: קִ֑ירָה וְאֶת־ רְצִ֖ין הֵמִֽית׃
NAS: to Kir, and put Rezin to death.
KJV: to Kir, and slew Rezin.
INT: and carried to Kir Rezin and put

Ezra 2:48
HEB: בְּנֵי־ רְצִ֥ין בְּנֵי־ נְקוֹדָ֖א
NAS: the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda,
KJV: The children of Rezin, the children
INT: the sons of Rezin the sons of Nekoda

Nehemiah 7:50
HEB: רְאָיָ֥ה בְנֵי־ רְצִ֖ין בְּנֵ֥י נְקוֹדָֽא׃
NAS: the sons of Rezin, the sons
KJV: the children of Rezin, the children
INT: of Reaiah the sons of Rezin the sons of Nekoda

Isaiah 7:1
HEB: יְהוּדָ֗ה עָלָ֣ה רְצִ֣ין מֶֽלֶךְ־ אֲ֠רָם
NAS: of Judah, that Rezin the king
KJV: of Judah, [that] Rezin the king
INT: of Judah went Rezin the king of Aram

Isaiah 7:4
HEB: בָּחֳרִי־ אַ֛ף רְצִ֥ין וַאֲרָ֖ם וּבֶן־
NAS: anger of Rezin and Aram
KJV: anger of Rezin with Syria,
INT: of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and the son

Isaiah 7:8
HEB: וְרֹ֥אשׁ דַּמֶּ֖שֶׂק רְצִ֑ין וּבְע֗וֹד שִׁשִּׁ֤ים
NAS: of Damascus is Rezin (now within another
KJV: of Damascus [is] Rezin; and within threescore
INT: and the head of Damascus Rezin and within threescore

Isaiah 8:6
HEB: וּמְשׂ֥וֹשׂ אֶת־ רְצִ֖ין וּבֶן־ רְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃
NAS: And rejoice in Rezin and the son
KJV: and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's
INT: the gently and rejoice Rezin and the son of Remaliah

Isaiah 9:11
HEB: אֶת־ צָרֵ֥י רְצִ֖ין עָלָ֑יו וְאֶת־
NAS: them adversaries from Rezin And spurs
KJV: the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join
INT: the LORD adversaries Rezin against his enemies

11 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7526
11 Occurrences

rə·ṣîn — 11 Occ.