H7449 H7449
Resen, city in Assyria located between Nineveh and Calah
This place name appears in Genesis 10:12 in the Table of Nations, identifying one of the great cities built by Nimrod in Assyria. Located between the major centers of Nineveh and Calah, Resen is described as 'the great city.' The name may derive from Akkadian 'rêš êni' meaning 'head of the spring' or 'source of water,' suggesting its location at a strategic water source. All translations uniformly preserve the name as Resen.
Senses
1. sense 1 — An ancient Assyrian city mentioned in the primeval geography of Genesis 10, positioned between the more famous cities of Nineveh and Calah. Though its exact location remains uncertain to archaeologists, the biblical text emphasizes its significance by calling it 'the great city,' indicating it was a major urban center in the expanding Assyrian civilization of Nimrod's era. 1×
AR["رَسَنَ"]·ben["রেসন"]·DE["Resen"]·EN["Resen"]·FR["Resen"]·heb["רסן"]·HI["रेसेन-को"]·ID["Resen"]·IT["Resen"]·jav["Resen"]·KO["레센"]·PT["Resen"]·RU["Ресен"]·ES["Resen"]·SW["Reseni"]·TR["Resen'i"]·urd["رسن"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. רֶ֫סֶן n.pr.loc. in Assyria, near Nineveh Gn 10:12; Δασεμ (prob. = rêš êni, head of spring; cf. DlPa 261 COT Gn 10:12).