רָזַןrâzan
be weighty, judicious, commanding
Pronunciation: raw-zan' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7336
Meanings
Qal: as substantive, rulers, potentates, || מְלָכִים (Judges 5:3; Habakkuk 1:10; Psalms 2:2)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Judges 5:3 “Listen, you kings! Pay attention, you mighty rulers! For I will sing to the Lord. I will make music to the Lord, the God of Israel.
- Psalms 2:2 The kings of the earth prepare for battle; the rulers plot together against the Lord and against his anointed one.
- Proverbs 8:15 Because of me, kings reign, and rulers make just decrees.
- Proverbs 31:4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, to guzzle wine. Rulers should not crave alcohol.
- Isaiah 40:23 He judges the great people of the world and brings them all to nothing.
- Habakkuk 1:10 They scoff at kings and princes and scorn all their fortresses. They simply pile ramps of earth against their walls and capture them!
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).