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Retseph <a href="../hebrew/7531.htm" title="7531">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Retseph: Live coal, burning coal</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">רֶצֶף</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Location<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Retseph<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>reh'-tsef<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(reh'-tsef)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Live coal, burning coal<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Retseph<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from an unused root meaning to glow or burn<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The concept of burning coals can be related to the Greek word "ἄνθραξ" (anthrax), Strong's Greek #440, which also means coal or charcoal. This term appears in the New Testament, such as in John 18:18, where Peter warms himself by a charcoal fire.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "Retseph" refers to a live or burning coal. It is used in the context of something that is glowing with heat, often symbolizing purification, judgment, or the presence of God. In the ancient Near Eastern context, coals were commonly used for cooking and heating, and they also held symbolic significance in religious rituals.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, fire and coals were significant both practically and symbolically. Fire was essential for daily life, used in cooking and heating, and it also played a crucial role in religious sacrifices and offerings. Burning coals were often associated with the divine presence, as seen in the vision of Isaiah where a seraphim touches his lips with a live coal to purify him (Isaiah 6:6-7). This act symbolizes cleansing and preparation for service to God.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/7531.htm">ritspah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a place destroyed by Assyr.<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Rezeph (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">רֶ֫צֶף</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a location</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>conquered by Assyr.</b></font> (Assyrian <i><em>Raƒappa</em></i>, COT<sup>2Kings 19:12</sup> Schr<sup>KGF 167</sup> Dl<sup>Pa 297</sup>; probably = <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Ρ̓ησάφα</font> Ptol<sup>see 18</sup>); — <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/19-12.htm">2 Kings 19:12</a> = <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/37-12.htm">Isaiah 37:12</a>, <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Ραφε</font>(<font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ι</font>)<font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ς</font>, <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Ραφεθ</font>; modern <i><em>Ruƒâfa</em></i>, between Palmyra and the Euphrates Dl<sup>l.c.</sup> Peters<sup>Nippur i. 105</sup>. <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>Rezeph <p>The same as <a href="/hebrew/7529.htm">retseph</a>; Retseph, a place in Assyrian -- Rezeph. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7529.htm">retseph</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְרֶ֥צֶף ורצף veRetzef wə·re·ṣep̄ wəreṣep̄<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_kings/19-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Kings 19:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/19.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאֶת־ חָרָ֑ן <b> וְרֶ֥צֶף </b> וּבְנֵי־ עֶ֖דֶן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_kings/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Haran <span class="itali">and Rezeph</span> and the sons<br><a href="/kjvs/2_kings/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Haran, <span class="itali">and Rezeph,</span> and the children<br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/19-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> them Gozan and Haran <span class="itali">and Rezeph</span> and the sons of Eden<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/37-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 37:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/37.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאֶת־ חָרָ֑ן <b> וְרֶ֥צֶף </b> וּבְנֵי־ עֶ֖דֶן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/37.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Haran <span class="itali">and Rezeph</span> and the sons<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/37.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Haran, <span class="itali">and Rezeph,</span> and the children<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/37-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> them Gozan and Haran <span class="itali">and Rezeph</span> and the sons of Eden<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7530.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7530.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7530<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/veretzef_7530.htm">wə·re·ṣep̄ — 2 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 = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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