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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רָזַן H7336
Pronunciation rāzan
What does רָזַן (rāzan) mean in the Bible?
רָזַן (rāzan): Metaphorical weight-to-honor: heaviness conveys dignity, authority, and ruling status in leadership contexts
Full entry for רָזַן (H7336) · Open the biblical lexicon
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 It and {make} rulers 1× Habakkuk 1:10
and rulers 1× Proverbs 8:15
and the rulers 1× Psalms 2:2
O princes 1× Judges 5:3
or for rulers 1× Proverbs 31:4
the princes 1× Isaiah 40:23
Show sample aligned rows
Judges 5:3 רֹֽזְנִ֑ים to O princes Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Psalms 2:2 וְרוֹזְנִ֥ים to and the rulers Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Proverbs 8:15 וְ֝רוֹזְנִ֗ים to and rulers Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Proverbs 31:4 וּ֝לְרוֹזְנִ֗ים to or for rulers Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Isaiah 40:23 רוֹזְנִ֖ים to the princes Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Habakkuk 1:10 וְרֹזְנִ֖ים to and {make} rulers Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Judges 5:3
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 5
Judges 1 Psalms 1 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 1 Habakkuk 1
Source forms
וּ֝לְרוֹזְנִ֗ים 1x ū·lə·rō·wz·nîm Proverbs 31:4
וְרוֹזְנִ֥ים 1x wə·rō·wz·nîm Psalms 2:2
וְ֝רוֹזְנִ֗ים 1x wə·rō·wz·nîm Proverbs 8:15
וְרֹזְנִ֖ים 1x wə·rō·zə·nîm Habakkuk 1:10
רוֹזְנִ֖ים 1x rō·wz·nîm Isaiah 40:23
רֹֽזְנִ֑ים 1x rō·zə·nîm Judges 5:3
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 3x Psalms 2:2, Proverbs 8:15, Habakkuk 1:10
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 2x Judges 5:3, Isaiah 40:23
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 1x Proverbs 31:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Metaphorical weight-to-honor: heaviness conveys dignity, authority, and ruling status in leadership contexts
Strong's H7336
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Proverbs 14:28 Source Gloss
probably to be heavy , i.e. (figuratively) honorable
Extended definition Source: 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
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 1 Aligned forms 2
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Participle active Isa 40:23 · Judg 5:3 2×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Person of honor and authority, figuratively weighty or dignified
Showing 1 selected witness from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
רָזַן is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
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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