Razah רָזָה
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| רָזָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | razah |
| Strong's number | H7329 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to starve |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Isaiah (1) |
Razah (Hebrew רָזָה, Strong's H7329) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to starve”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to be or become or grow lean
1a) (Qal) to make lean
1b) (Niphal) to be made lean
1a) (Qal) to make lean
1b) (Niphal) to be made lean
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | lean (1), famish (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | will waste away (1), he starves (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Razah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Isaiah
- Isaiah 17:4And in that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean.“In that day the splendor of Jacob will fade, and the fat of his body will waste away,
Zephaniah
- Zephaniah 2:11The Lord will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.The LORD will be terrifying to them when He starves all the gods of the earth. Then the nations of every shore will bow in worship to Him, each in its own place.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).