Resen (רסן) means bridle in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
רֶסֶן
resen
noun · masculine
In English
bridle
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Resen.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1רתמה סביב ראש בהמת רכיבה או בהמת משא, אליה מחברים את המושכות ואת המתג.
וְרוּחוֹ כְּנַחַל שׁוֹטֵף עַד צַוָּאר יֶחֱצֶה לַהֲנָפָה גוֹיִם בְּנָפַת שָׁוְא וְרֶסֶן מַתְעֶה עַל לְחָיֵי עַמִּים.
- 2בהשאלהמעצור, סייג, בלימה, עול.
- 3ימאותחבל קצר הקבוע בשני קצותיו, ומחבר דבר מה לחבל גדול יותר.
- 4עיר קדומה במסופוטמיה.
וְאֶת-רֶסֶן בֵּין נִינְוֵה וּבֵין כָּלַח הִוא הָעִיר הַגְּדֹלָה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Resen is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רֶסֶן
- Written without vowel points
- רסן
- Said
- resen
- Root
- ר־ס־נ
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- רְסָנִים
- Inflections
- ר' רְסָנִים; רֶסֶן־, רִסְנֵי־
- Gematria
- 310
This is how Resen is said in other languages.
- English
- bridle
- French
- patte d'oie
- Spanish
- brida
- German
- Hahnepot, Sprut
These words mean nearly the same as Resen.
The word Resen is part of these phrases and sayings.
- משולח רסן
- שילח רסן
- רסן חרטומי
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These words come before and after Resen in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Resen.
What does Resen (רסן) mean in Hebrew?
Resen (רסן) means bridle. It is said resen, with the stress on re.
What is a synonym for Resen (רסן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Resen (רסן) are מחסום.
Is Resen (רסן) masculine or feminine?
The word Resen (רסן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is רְסָנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רסן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.