Râz — H7328

Definition

masculine noun

to attenuate, i.e. (figuratively) hide; a mystery

1. secret

Usually translated as

secret

Origin

(Aramaic) from an unused root probably meaning

Greek equivalents

• kryptós (G2927)
• mystḗrion (G3466)

Occurrences

Râz occurs 9 times in 8 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Daniel (8)

• Daniel 2:18 — That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret (רָזָ֖ה); that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
• Daniel 2:19 — Then was the secret (רָזָ֣ה) revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
• Daniel 2:27 — Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret (רָזָה֙) which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;
• Daniel 2:28 — But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets (רָזִ֔ין), and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;
• Daniel 2:29 — As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets (רָזַיָּ֛א) maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.
• Daniel 2:30 — But as for me, this secret (רָזָ֥א) is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.
• Daniel 2:47 — The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets (רָזִ֑ין), seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.
• Daniel 2:47 — The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret (רָזָ֥ה).
• Daniel 4:9 — O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret (רָ֖ז) troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.