ΡΙΖΑΝ, ριζαν
RHIZAN, rhizan
Sounds Like: REE-zan
Translations: root, a root
From the root: ΡΙΖΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the root of a plant, but it can also be used metaphorically to mean the origin, source, or foundation of something. It can also refer to descendants or offspring. In a sentence, it would function as the direct object of a verb or the object of a preposition, indicating the 'root' being acted upon or related to.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4491 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Judith — 6:13
- Job — 5:3, 19:28
- Wisdom — 4:3
- Sirach — 23:25, 47:22
- Isaiah — 37:31
- Matthew — 3:10, 13:6, 13:21
- Mark — 4:6, 4:17
- Luke — 3:9, 8:13
- Romans — 11:18
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 14:82
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Kings — 19:30
- Ezra (Alpha) — 8:75, 8:84, 8:85
- Judith — 6:13
- Job — 5:3, 19:28
- Wisdom — 4:3
- Sirach — 23:25, 47:22
- Isaiah — 37:31
- Jeremiah — 17:8
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 4:12
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
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