Lexical Definition

‎רִסָּה‎ Riççâh (ris-saw') Rissah N:N--L
from ‎רָסַס‎; a ruin (as dripping to pieces)

Rissah.

1) a station of Israel in the wilderness

Usage: 3 forms in 4 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
מֵרִסָּ֑ה from Rissah Num.33.22
בְּרִסָּֽה at Rissah Num.33.21
Ρεσσά Rissah LXX.Num.33.21LXX.Num.33.22

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎רִסָּה‎ proper name, of a location station in wilderness, Num 33:21; Num 33:22 Δεσσα, A Ρεσσα, ᵐ5L Δρεσσα.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
Numbers 33:21 · 33:22

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Rissah • Israelite encampment during the Exodus

Rissah was a place where the Israelites camped during their journey from Egypt to Canaan (Num. 33:21-22).

Rissah was one of the places where the Israelites camped during their wilderness wanderings after the Exodus from Egypt. It is mentioned in the list of the Israelites' encampments in the book of Numbers, between Libnah and Kehelathah (Num. 33:21-22). No other details are provided about this location in the Bible, and its exact site remains unknown. It was likely situated somewhere in the Sinai Peninsula or the Negev desert.

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