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Original Word:רֶשֶׁף
Part of Speech:Noun Masculine
Transliteration:resheph
Pronunciation:reh'-shef
Phonetic Spelling:(reh'-shef)
Definition:Flame, burning, plague, pestilence, fiery dart
Meaning:a live coal, lightning, an arrow, fever

Word Origin:From an unused root meaning to burn

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:While there is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance, the concept of "resheph" as a destructive force can be related to Greek words like λοιμός (loimos, G3061) meaning "pestilence" or "plague."

Usage:The Hebrew word "resheph" primarily denotes a concept of burning or fiery elements. It is often used metaphorically to describe destructive forces such as plagues or pestilences. In some contexts, it can also refer to fiery arrows or darts, symbolizing sudden and intense calamities or divine judgment.

Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Near Eastern cultures, "resheph" was sometimes personified as a deity associated with plague and war. This reflects the broader cultural understanding of disease and destruction as forces that could be both natural and supernatural. In the biblical context, "resheph" is used to convey the severity and suddenness of divine judgment or calamity, emphasizing God's power over life and death.

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
flame
NASB Translation
bolts of lightning (1), flaming (1), flashes (2), plague (2), sparks* (1).

I.^{Habakkuk 3:5} ; — absoluteDeuteronomy 32:24 +; pluralPsalm 78:48, constructPsalm 76:4,Songs 8:6; suffixSongs 8:6; —

flame:Songs 8:6its flames (that is of , )are flames of fire;Job 5:7 =sparks; =pointed flame of lightingPsalm 78:48 ("" );Psalm 76:4 Sharpflames of the bow, figurative for arrows.

fire-bolt of brining pestilence and death,Deuteronomy 32:24 (compare Dr; "" ),Habakkuk 3:5 ("" ).

arrow, burning coal, burning heat, spark, hot thunderbolt

Fromsaraph; a live coal; by analogy lightning; figuratively, an arrow, (as flashing through the air); specifically, fever -- arrow, (burning) coal, burning heat, + spark, hot thunderbolt.

see HEBREWsaraph

לָרְשָׁפִֽים׃ לרשפים׃ רְשָׁפֶ֕יהָ רִשְׁפֵּ֕י רִשְׁפֵי־ רֶ֖שֶׁף רֶ֝֗שֶׁף רשף רשפי רשפי־ רשפיה lā·rə·šā·p̄îm lārəšāp̄îm lareshaFim rə·šā·p̄e·hā re·šep̄ rəšāp̄ehā rešep̄ reshaFeiha Reshef riš·pê riš·p̄ê- rishfei rishPei rišpê rišp̄ê-Interlinear Greek •Interlinear Hebrew •Strong's Numbers •Englishman's Greek Concordance •Englishman's Hebrew Concordance •Parallel Texts

Deuteronomy 32:24
HEB:רָעָ֛ב וּלְחֻ֥מֵי רֶ֖שֶׁף וְקֶ֣טֶב מְרִירִ֑י
NAS: and consumedby plague And bitter
KJV: and devouredwith burning heat, and with bitter
INT: famine and consumedplague destruction and bitter

Job 5:7
HEB:יוּלָּ֑ד וּבְנֵי־ רֶ֝֗שֶׁף יַגְבִּ֥יהוּ עֽוּף׃
INT: is born afflictedarrow upward fly

Psalm 76:3
HEB:שָׁ֭מָּה שִׁבַּ֣ר רִשְׁפֵי־ קָ֑שֶׁת מָגֵ֬ן
NAS: He brokethe flaming arrows,
KJV: There brakehe the arrows of the bow,
INT: There brokethe flaming arrows the shield

Psalm 78:48
HEB:בְּעִירָ֑ם וּ֝מִקְנֵיהֶ֗ם לָרְשָׁפִֽים׃
NAS: And their herdsto bolts of lightning.
KJV: and their flocksto hot thunderbolts.
INT: their cattle and their herdsto bolts

Songs 8:6
HEB:כִשְׁא֖וֹל קִנְאָ֑ה רְשָׁפֶ֕יהָ רִשְׁפֵּ֕י אֵ֖שׁ
NAS: as Sheol;Its flashes are flashes
KJV: as the grave:the coals thereof [are] coals
INT: Sheol Jealousyflashes are flashes of fire

Songs 8:6
HEB:קִנְאָ֑ה רְשָׁפֶ֕יהָ רִשְׁפֵּ֕י אֵ֖שׁ שַׁלְהֶ֥בֶתְיָֽה׃
NAS: Its flashesare flashes of fire,
KJV: the coalsthereof [are] coals of fire,
INT: Jealousy flashesare flashes of fire the flame

Habakkuk 3:5
HEB:דָּ֑בֶר וְיֵצֵ֥א רֶ֖שֶׁף לְרַגְלָֽיו׃
NAS: pestilence,And plague comes
KJV: the pestilence,and burning coals went forth
INT: pestilence comesand plague after

7 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7565
7 Occurrences

lā·rə·šā·p̄îm — 1 Occ.
rə·šā·p̄e·hā — 1 Occ.
re·šep̄ — 3 Occ.
riš·p̄ê- — 1 Occ.
riš·pê — 1 Occ.