English
Resheph
Resheph may come from Hebrew רֶשֶׁף ‘live coal, flame, spark’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentרֶשֶׁף‘live coal, flame, spark’uncertain
- EnglishtodayResheph
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentרֶשֶׁף‘live coal, flame, spark’uncertain
- EnglishtodayResheph
Every English word from Hebrew רֶשֶׁף
Today it means
name A god associated with plague, featured in Eblaite, Ugaritic, and Egyptian myth
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew רֶשֶׁף / Resheph