Razan רָזַן
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| רָזַן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | razan |
| Strong's number | H7336 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to rule |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (2) |
Razan (Hebrew רָזַן, Strong's H7336) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to rule”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
(Qal) to be weighty, be judicious, be commanding
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | princes (5), rulers (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | rulers (3), o princes (1), princes (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Razan, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Judges
- Judges 5:3Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.Listen, O kings! Give ear, O princes! I will sing to the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD, the God of Israel.
Psalms
- Psalm 2:2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:
Proverbs
- Proverbs 8:15By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.By me kings reign, and rulers enact just laws;
- Proverbs 31:4It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,
Isaiah
- Isaiah 40:23That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.He brings the princes to nothing and makes the rulers of the earth meaningless.
Habakkuk
- Habakkuk 1:10And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.They scoff at kings and make rulers an object of scorn. They laugh at every fortress and build up siege ramps to seize it.
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).