Resham רְשַׁם
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| רְשַׁם | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | resham |
| Strong's number | H7560 |
| Language | Aramaic |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to sign |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
Resham (Aramaic רְשַׁם, Strong's H7560) is an Aramaic verb meaning “to sign”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to inscribe, sign
1a) (P'al) to inscribe, sign
1b) (P'al)
1b1) to be inscribed, be written
1b2) to be signed
1a) (P'al) to inscribe, sign
1b) (P'al)
1b1) to be inscribed, be written
1b2) to be signed
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | signed (4), written (2), sign (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | sign (2), wrote (1), was written (1), signed (1), had been signed (1), you have signed (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Resham, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Daniel
- Daniel 5:24Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written.Therefore He sent the hand that wrote the inscription.
- Daniel 5:25And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.Now this is the inscription that was written: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN.
- Daniel 6:8Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.Therefore, O king, establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”
- Daniel 6:9Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.Therefore King Darius signed the written decree.
- Daniel 6:10Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.
- Daniel 6:12Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.So they approached the king and asked about his royal decree: “Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days any man who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions?” The king replied, “According to the law of the Medes and Persians the order stands, and it cannot be repealed.”
- Daniel 6:13Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.Then they told the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, shows no regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed. He still makes his petition three times a day.”
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).