רֶ֫צֶף
re.tseph
Rezeph
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Rezeph: A Biblical Place Name Based on the lexical data provided, Rezeph (H7530, רֶצֶף) is a proper noun appearing twice in the Hebrew Bible. The term functions as a geographical designation rather than a common word with semantic range or multiple meanings. Its classification as a place name means it refers to a specific location rather than describing an action, quality, or concept. The minimal occurrence of this term—only two instances in the biblical text—suggests it held limited importance in the narrative tradition or may have been a secondary location mentioned only in particular contexts. Without additional lexical information about its etymology, geographical characteristics, or the contexts of its biblical appearances, the analysis remains constrained to its basic identification as a documented place name in ancient Near Eastern geography as reflected in Hebrew scripture. For a general audience, Rezeph represents one of many geographical references in the Bible whose modern location and historical significance require external archaeological or geographical sources to fully understand. The lexicon data confirms only that it was a real place known to biblical writers and readers, but the word itself carries no inherent meaning beyond serving as a locational marker.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
Have the gods of the nations delivered them, which my fathers have destroyed, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the children of Eden who were in Telassar?
2 Kings 19:12Have the gods of the nations delivered them, which my fathers have destroyed, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the children of Eden who were in Telassar?