What does רָזַן (rāzan) mean in the Bible?
רָזַן (rāzan): Metaphorical weight-to-honor: heaviness conveys dignity, authority, and ruling status in leadership contexts
Hebrew · H7336
רָזַן
Probably to be heavy , i.e. (figuratively) honorable
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רָזַןH7336
Pronunciationrāzan
What does רָזַן (rāzan) mean in the Bible?
רָזַן (rāzan): Metaphorical weight-to-honor: heaviness conveys dignity, authority, and ruling status in leadership contexts
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7336?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and {make} rulers (1), and rulers (1), and the rulers (1), O princes (1), or for rulers (1).
Where does רָזַן (rāzan) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Judges 5:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (2), Habakkuk (1), Isaiah (1), Judges (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 Itand {make} rulers1×Habakkuk 1:10
and rulers1×Proverbs 8:15
and the rulers1×Psalms 2:2
O princes1×Judges 5:3
or for rulers1×Proverbs 31:4
the princes1×Isaiah 40:23
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Judges 5:3רֹֽזְנִ֑יםtoO princesVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralPsalms 2:2וְרוֹזְנִ֥יםtoand the rulersConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralProverbs 8:15וְ֝רוֹזְנִ֗יםtoand rulersConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralProverbs 31:4וּ֝לְרוֹזְנִ֗יםtoor for rulersConjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralIsaiah 40:23רוֹזְנִ֖יםtothe princesVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralHabakkuk 1:10וְרֹזְנִ֖יםtoand {make} rulersConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJudges 5:3
Aligned rows6
Books represented5
Judges1Psalms1Proverbs2Isaiah1Habakkuk1
Source forms
וּ֝לְרוֹזְנִ֗ים1xū·lə·rō·wz·nîmProverbs 31:4
וְרוֹזְנִ֥ים1xwə·rō·wz·nîmPsalms 2:2
וְ֝רוֹזְנִ֗ים1xwə·rō·wz·nîmProverbs 8:15
וְרֹזְנִ֖ים1xwə·rō·zə·nîmHabakkuk 1:10
רוֹזְנִ֖ים1xrō·wz·nîmIsaiah 40:23
רֹֽזְנִ֑ים1xrō·zə·nîmJudges 5:3
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural3xPsalms 2:2, Proverbs 8:15, Habakkuk 1:10
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural2xJudges 5:3, Isaiah 40:23
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural1xProverbs 31:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Metaphorical weight-to-honor: heaviness conveys dignity, authority, and ruling status in leadership contexts
Strong'sH7336
Lexical occurrences6 versesWord forms1 form2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkProverbs 14:28Source Gloss
probably to be heavy , i.e. (figuratively) honorable
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Metaphorical weight-to-honor: heaviness conveys dignity, authority, and ruling status in leadership contexts
probably to be heavy, i.e. (figuratively) honorable BDB: be weighty Usage: prince, ruler.
Grammatical Forms
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Form groups1Aligned forms2
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense2×
Participle activeIsa 40:23 · Judg 5:32×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Person of honor and authority, figuratively weighty or dignified
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Word Origins
רָזַן is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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