Strong's H7566: רֶשֶׁף (Resheph) Meaning

Quick Definition

Resheph

Biblical Persons & Places

Resheph Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

A man from the tribe of Ephraim living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.25; only referred to as Resheph (רֶ֫שֶׁף); son of Beriah; a brother of Sheerah and Rephah; father of Telah.

Strong's Definition

Resheph, an Israelite

Derivation: the same as H7565 (רֶשֶׁף);

KJV Usage: Resheph.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Resheph = "flame"

1) a son of Ephraim

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

רֶ֫שֶׁף (re.sheph) — Resheph. A man of the tribe of Ephraim living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.25; son of: Beriah (H1283H); brother of: Sheerah (H7609) and Rephah (H7506); father of: Telah (H8520) § Resheph = "flame" a son of Ephraim

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

רֶשֶׁף (H7565 · H7566)

noun m

Fire

Collocation: בְּנֵי־רֶשֶׁף

flame, flash, spark = a sudden burst of brighly glowing light, whose source can be seen (like fire) or invisible (like lightning)

JOB 5:7 · PSA 78:48 · SNG 8:6 · SNG 8:6

Weapons | ≈ חֶרֶב · מָגֵן

Collocation: רִשְׁפֵי־קֶשֶׁת

flashing arrows literally: flames of the bow; hence: = pointed missile, shot from a bow; slender and straight in shape and moving swiftly; made out of wood and/or iron and used mainly for hunting and in warfare; ≈ in this context the focus is on the way the arrows flash through the sky

PSA 76:4

Weak | ≈ קֶטֶב

plague, disease = a destructive and deadly condition which affects nature

DEU 32:24 · HAB 3:5

name

Names of People

Resheph = son of Beriah, ancestor of Joshua, from the tribe of Ephraim

1CH 7:25

Reinier de Blois

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

רֶ֫שֶׁף n.pr.m. in Ephr., 1 Ch 7:25 ref

Bible Occurrences (1)

7:25

H7566 רֶשֶׁף (Resheph) reh'-shef