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It is used in the context of describing a surface or material that is laid out, often associated with heat or burning. The term can also metaphorically imply something that is fervent or intense.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, pavements were significant in both religious and secular architecture. They were often made of stone and used in temple courts, palaces, and public spaces. The concept of a "glowing coal" or "hot stone" also carries connotations of purification and judgment, as fire was a common element in sacrificial rituals and divine encounters.<div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">ִרצְפָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>pavement</b></font>; — absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ר</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/40-17.htm">Ezekiel 40:17</a> (twice in verse) +, construct <font class="hebrew2">ִרצְפַת</font> <a href="/interlinear/esther/1-6.htm">Esther 1:6</a> (van d. H. <font class="hebrew2">רִעצמָּה</font>, <font class="hebrew2">מַּת</font>-); — <em>pavement</em>, in Ezekiel's temple, <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/40-17.htm">Ezekiel 40:17</a> (twice in verse); <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/40-18.htm">Ezekiel 40:18</a> (twice in verse); <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/42-3.htm">Ezekiel 42:3</a>; Solomon's temple 2Chronicles 7:3; in a palace <a href="/interlinear/esther/1-6.htm">Esther 1:6</a>. <p> I. <font class="hebrew2">רִצְמָּה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>glowing stone</b></font> (or coal) (We<sup>Israel u. Jüd. Geschichte.</sup> (3) 83); — <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ר</font> absolute <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/6-6.htm">Isaiah 6:6</a>; plural <font class="hebrew2">עֻגַת</font> <font class="hebrew2">רְצָפִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/19-6.htm">1 Kings 19:6</a> (compare Syriac above). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>live coal, pavement <p>Feminine of <a href="/hebrew/7529.htm">retseph</a>; a hot stone; also a tessellated pavement -- live coal, pavement. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7529.htm">retseph</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הָרִֽצְפָ֖ה הָרִֽצְפָֽה׃ הָרִֽצְפָה֙ הרצפה הרצפה׃ וְהָרִֽצְפָה֙ וְרִֽצְפָ֔ה והרצפה ורצפה רִֽצְפַ֥ת רִֽצְפָ֔ה רִצְפָּ֑ה רצפה רצפת hā·riṣ·p̄āh hāriṣp̄āh haritzFah riṣ·pāh riṣ·p̄āh riṣ·p̄aṯ riṣpāh riṣp̄āh riṣp̄aṯ ritzFah ritzFat ritzPah veharitzFah veritzFah wə·hā·riṣ·p̄āh wə·riṣ·p̄āh wəhāriṣp̄āh wəriṣp̄āh<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/7-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 7:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אַ֤רְצָה עַל־ <b> הָרִֽצְפָה֙ </b> וַיִּֽשְׁתַּֽחֲו֔וּ וְהוֹד֤וֹת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_chronicles/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> bowed down <span class="itali">on the pavement</span> with their faces<br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to the ground <span class="itali">upon the pavement,</span> and worshipped,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/7-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to the ground on <span class="itali">the pavement</span> worshiped and gave<p><b><a href="/text/esther/1-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Esther 1:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/esther/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וָכֶ֗סֶף עַ֛ל <b> רִֽצְפַ֥ת </b> בַּהַט־ וָשֵׁ֖שׁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/esther/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and silver <span class="itali">on a mosaic pavement</span> of porphyry,<br><a href="/kjvs/esther/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and silver, <span class="itali">upon a pavement</span> of red,<br><a href="/interlinear/esther/1-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and silver on <span class="itali">A mosaic</span> of porphyry marble<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/6-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 6:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַשְּׂרָפִ֔ים וּבְיָד֖וֹ <b> רִצְפָּ֑ה </b> בְּמֶ֨לְקַחַ֔יִם לָקַ֖ח</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> flew <span class="itali">to me with a burning coal</span> in his hand,<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the seraphims <span class="itali">unto me, having a live coal</span> in his hand,<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/6-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the seraphim his hand <span class="itali">A burning</span> tongs had taken<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/40-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 40:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/40.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְהִנֵּ֤ה לְשָׁכוֹת֙ <b> וְרִֽצְפָ֔ה </b> עָשׂ֥וּי לֶחָצֵ֖ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/40.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [there were] chambers <span class="itali">and a pavement</span> made<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/40.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and, lo, [there were] chambers, <span class="itali">and a pavement</span> made<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/40-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and behold chambers <span class="itali">pavement</span> made the court<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/40-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 40:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/40.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְשָׁכ֖וֹת אֶל־ <b> הָרִֽצְפָֽה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/40.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> chambers faced <span class="itali">the pavement.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/40.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> chambers <span class="itali">[were] upon the pavement.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/40-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> chambers faced <span class="itali">the pavement</span><p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/40-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 40:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/40.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וְהָרִֽצְפָה֙ </b> אֶל־ כֶּ֣תֶף</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/40.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">The pavement</span> ([that is], the lower<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/40.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And the pavement</span> by the side<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/40-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">the pavement</span> by the side<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/40-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 40:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/40.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֹ֣רֶךְ הַשְּׁעָרִ֑ים <b> הָרִֽצְפָ֖ה </b> הַתַּחְתּוֹנָֽה׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/40.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> ([that is], the lower <span class="itali">pavement)</span> [was] by the side<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/40.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the gates [was] the lower <span class="itali">pavement.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/40-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to the length of the gates <span class="itali">the pavement</span> the lower<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/42-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 42:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/42.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַפְּנִימִ֔י וְנֶ֣גֶד <b> רִֽצְפָ֔ה </b> אֲשֶׁ֖ר לֶחָצֵ֣ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/42.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and opposite <span class="itali">the pavement</span> which<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/42.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> court, <span class="itali">and over against the pavement</span> which [was] for the utter<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/42-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to the inner and opposite <span class="itali">the pavement</span> which court<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7531.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7531.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7531<br>8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/haritzfah_7531.htm">hā·riṣ·p̄āh — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/ritzfah_7531.htm">riṣ·p̄āh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/ritzfat_7531.htm">riṣ·p̄aṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/ritzpah_7531.htm">riṣ·pāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/veharitzfah_7531.htm">wə·hā·riṣ·p̄āh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/veritzfah_7531.htm">wə·riṣ·p̄āh — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src 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