רָזִי
𐤓𐤆𐤉
râzîy
H7334 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
State or condition of being physically thin or lean, often with an emphasis on marked loss of body mass. In figurative contexts, can denote weakness, frailty, or emaciation, particularly as the result of deprivation, affliction, or wasting illness. In descriptive passages, highlights abnormal or unhealthy slenderness rather than simple slimness.
Semantic Range
thinness, leanness, emaciation, physical wasting, frailty due to deprivation or illness
Root / Etymology
From the root רָזָה (razah), meaning 'to be lean, grow thin, waste away.' The noun רָזִי derives directly from this verbal root, denoting the result or state of being made thin or lean.
Historical & Contextual Notes
רָזִי appears rarely in the Hebrew Bible and refers specifically to physical thinness, often of people or animals, most notably in contexts of hardship, hunger, or affliction. Its usage is distinguished from other words for thinness (e.g., דַּק dak, 'thin' in a structural or material sense) by its focus on bodily condition and connotations of emaciation. Unlike רָזָה, which can function as a verb ('to be thin'), רָזִי is a nominal form marking the state or quality. In post-exilic usage, physical thinness continued to serve as a metaphor for suffering or the consequences of divine judgment, but the root itself seldom appears outside biblical or archaic contexts. Later biblical and rabbinic Hebrew use alternative terms to convey similar meanings. Standard English translations such as 'leanness' may understate the intensity or significance of the condition described in ancient Israelite culture, where robust health was the norm and thinness signaled distress. English 'leanness' or 'thinness' adequately render the core sense, provided readers recognize the cultural weight of the term as a marker of affliction.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from רָזָה; thinness; leanness.
Bantu Hebrew
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רזה (r-z-h) — to be thin, grow lean, waste away
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H7329 | רָזָה | thin |
| H7330 | רָזֶה | thin |
| H7332 | רָזוֹן | leanness |
| H8645 | תִּרְזָה | slender cypress-tree |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H7334-01 |
רָזִי | razi | HNcmsa |
leanness-my | wasting leanness | 2 |
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H7334-01 |
Isaiah 24:16 | רָזִי | razi | HNcmsa |
leanness-my | wasting leanness |
H7334-01 |
Isaiah 24:16 | רָֽזִי | razi-2 | HNcmsa |
leanness-my | wasting leanness |