Resen רֶ֫סֶן
From God's Wiki, the Bible topic encyclopedia
| רֶ֫סֶן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | resen |
| Strong's number | H7448 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | bridle |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Job (2) |
Resen (Hebrew רֶ֫סֶן, Strong's H7448) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “bridle”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) something that restrains, halter, jaw
1a) halter
1a1) of restraint thrown off (fig)
1b) jaw (of crocodile)
1a) halter
1a1) of restraint thrown off (fig)
1b) jaw (of crocodile)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | bridle (4) |
|---|---|
| BSB | restraint (1), bridle (1), he bridles (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Resen, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Job
- Job 30:11Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me.Because God has unstrung my bow and afflicted me, they have cast off restraint in my presence.
- Job 41:13Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?Who can strip off his outer coat? Who can approach him with a bridle?
Psalms
- Psalm 32:9Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.Do not be like the horse or mule, which have no understanding; they must be controlled with bit and bridle to make them come to you.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 30:28And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err.His breath is like a rushing torrent that rises to the neck. He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction; He bridles the jaws of the peoples to lead them astray.
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).