Lexical Definition

‎רֶצֶף‎ Retseph (reh'-tsef) Rezeph ^N:N--L
the same as ‎רֶצֶף‎

Rezeph.

• § Rezeph = "a hot stone"
• Retseph, a place in Assyrian

1) a place conquered by Assyria

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎רֶ֫צֶף‎ proper name, of a location conquered by Assyr. (Assyrian Raƒappa, COT^{2Kgs 19:12} Schr^{KGF 167} Dl^{Pa 297}; probably = Ρ̓ησάφα Ptol^{see 18}); — 2Kgs 19:12 = Isa 37:12, Ραφε(ι)ς, Ραφεθ; modern Ruƒâfa, between Palmyra and the Euphrates Dl^l.c. Peters^{Nippur i. 105}.

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Rezeph • City conquered by the Assyrians

Rezeph was a city conquered by the Assyrians, mentioned in a letter from the Assyrian king to Hezekiah (2 Ki. 19:12; Isa. 37:12).

• A location first mentioned at 2Ki.19.12;
• only referred to as Rezeph רֶצֶף.
  

Rezeph is mentioned in the Bible as one of the cities conquered by the Assyrians. It appears in a letter from the Assyrian king Sennacherib to Hezekiah, king of Judah, boasting about the Assyrian conquests (2 Ki. 19:12; Isa. 37:12). The letter implies that Rezeph was a significant city, but its gods were unable to save it from the Assyrians. The exact location of Rezeph is uncertain, but it was likely situated in the region of Syria or Mesopotamia.

All entries for Rezeph: רֶצֶף