Lexicon
רֶ֫סֶן
re.sen
H7448
H:N-M Hebrew

bridle

4
Occurrences
3
Books
Hebrew
Language

re.sen denotes a restraining implement placed on or associated with an animal or a person's jaws or face.

The occurrences present a restraining implement: it is placed on the jaws of peoples in Isaiah 30:28, associated with a horse and mule being held in Psalm 32:9, and mentioned in relation to a face or binding in Job 30:11 and Job 41:5.

Senses in use

  1. Restraining implement for control · dominant

    The absolute form occurs in Isaiah 30:28 in the clause about placing it “on the jaws of the peoples,” while Psalm 32:9 places it with a horse or mule that is held in. In Job 30:11 the APB renders a clause about sending it away from the speaker’s face; the construct form in Job 41:5 occurs in a question concerning binding him, though the translation does not isolate the term’s contribution there.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “bridle” in Isaiah 30:28, Job 30:11, and Psalm 32:9. In Job 41:5 it renders the surrounding question as “Do you laugh at him like a bird, and bind him for your maidens?” without isolating the term.

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