H7530 H7530
Rezeph; place name, a city conquered by Assyria, likely in northern Mesopotamia
A place name identifying a city destroyed by the Assyrians. Second Kings 19:12 and Isaiah 37:12 record the Rabshakeh's taunt: Assyria conquered Rezeph, so Judah should not trust in its God. Assyrian records identify it as Raṣappa, modern Ruṣâfa between Palmyra and the Euphrates. The name's appearance in Assyrian propaganda underscores the empire's reach.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Names a city conquered by Assyria, mentioned in the Rabshakeh's speech (2 Kgs 19:12; Isa 37:12) to intimidate Hezekiah. The Assyrian form Raṣappa and the identification with modern Ruṣâfa (between Palmyra and the Euphrates) locate it in northern Mesopotamia. The Septuagint's Ραφεις/Ραφεθ reflects varied Greek traditions. The name appears in a litany of fallen cities—evidence that no god could withstand Assyria. The propagandistic context makes Rezeph a symbol of imperial invincibility. 2×
AR["وَ-رَصَفَ", "وَرَصَفَ"]·ben["এবং-রেসফকে", "ও-রেষেফ"]·DE["[ורצף]", "und-Retseph"]·EN["and-Retseph", "who"]·FR["[ורצף]", "et-Retseph"]·heb["ו-רצף"]·HI["और-रेसेपं", "और-रेसेफ"]·ID["dan-Rezef"]·IT["[ורצף]", "e-Retseph"]·jav["Eden", "lan-Résèf"]·KO["그리고-레셉과", "그리고-르셉과"]·PT["e-Retsef", "e-Retseph"]·RU["и-Рецеф"]·ES["y-Résef", "y-Rétseb"]·SW["na-Resefu"]·TR["ve-Resetf'i", "ve-Retsep'i"]·urd["اور-رصف"]
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
† רֶ֫צֶף n.pr.loc. conquered by Assyrian (Assyrian Raṣappa, COT 2 K 19:12 SchrKGF 167 DlPa 297; prob. = Ῥησάφα Ptol v. 18);—2 K 19:12 = Is 37:12, Ραφε(ι)ς, Ραφεθ; mod. Ruṣâfa, between Palmyra and the Euphrates Dll.c. Peters Nippur i. 105.