Strong's Lexicon

H7448

H7448 — רֶסֶן

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewrecennoun mascOccurrences: 4TWOT: 2180a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H7448
Word:	רֶסֶן
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from an unused root meaning to curb
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	4
Transliteration:	recen
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	reh'-sen
Meaning:	1. a halter (as restraining) 2. (by implication) the jaw
KJV Renderings:	bridle.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB7981

I. רֶ֫סֶן noun masculine^{Isa 30:28}:

1. halter;

2. jaw (?);

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1. absolute ׳ ר Ps 32:9 restraining mouth of horse or ass (+מֶתֶג); figurative of ׳ שֵׁם י, עַללְֿחָיֵי עַמִּים ׳ ר Isa 30:28 מִפָּנַי שִׁלֵּ֑חוּ ׳ ר Job 30:11, i.e. threw off restraint.

2. suffix כֶּפֶל רִסְנוֺ Job 41:5 the double of his jaw, his double jaws (of crocodile), si vera 1.; connection of meanings strange, || פְּנֵי לְבוּשׁוֺ, whence GHBW right Du conjecture סִיֹנוֺ.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke