What does רָזָה (rāzāh) mean in the Bible?
רָזָה (rāzāh): Physical wasting as visible sign of deprivation, famine, or divine judgment; concrete emblem of suffering
Hebrew · H7329
רָזָה
To emaciate , i.e. make ( become ) thin (literally or figuratively)
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רָזָה H7329
Pronunciation rāzāh
What does רָזָה (rāzāh) mean in the Bible?
רָזָה (rāzāh): Physical wasting as visible sign of deprivation, famine, or divine judgment; concrete emblem of suffering
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7329?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include He starves (1), will waste away (1).
Where does רָזָה (rāzāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 17:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (1), Zephaniah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It He starves 1× Zephaniah 2:11
will waste away 1× Isaiah 17:4
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Isaiah 17:4
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Isaiah 1 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
יֵרָזֶֽה׃ 1x yê·rā·zeh Isaiah 17:4
רָזָ֔ה 1x rā·zāh Zephaniah 2:11
Parsing patterns
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 17:4
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Zephaniah 2:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Physical wasting as visible sign of deprivation, famine, or divine judgment; concrete emblem of suffering
Source Gloss
to emaciate , i.e. make ( become ) thin (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Physical wasting as visible sign of deprivation, famine, or divine judgment; concrete emblem of suffering
to emaciate, i.e. make (become) thin (literally or figuratively) Usage: famish, wax lean.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 2
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Imperfect Isa 17:4 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Perfect Zeph 2:11 1×
Word Origins
רָזָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain