Râzâh — H7329

Definition

verb

to emaciate, i.e. make (become) thin (literally or figuratively)

1. to be or become or grow lean
1. (Qal) to make lean
2. (Niphal) to be made lean

Usually translated as

famish, wax lean

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• exolothreúō (G1842)

Occurrences

Râzâh occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Isaiah (1), Zephaniah (1)

• Isaiah 17:4 — And in that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean (יֵרָזֶֽה).
• Zephaniah 2:11 — The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish (רָזָ֔ה) all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.