רָזַן râzan — probably to be heavy, i.e. (figuratively) honorable
Translated in the KJV as prince, ruler.
a primitive root; probably to be heavy, i.e. (figuratively) honorable.
râzan in each stem
Qal (Pa'al)
Participle (active) 6
Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,
By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›