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Rezon
lean; small; secret; prince
רְזוֹן re.zon
Rezon (Hebrew: רְזוֹן, re.zon) means “lean; small; secret; prince”, by traditional interpretation. It appears once, at 1 Kings 11:23. In 2025 it was given to 5 children in the United States. Appears in the same passages as Ahijah.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Rezon
son of Eliada
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At a glance
- Verses
- 1 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
- Hapax
- Yes occurs exactly once
Using it today
Based on 2025 births across the United States.
| Measure | Value | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Given in 2025 | 5 | Steady |
| All-time total | 10 | Since records begin in 1880 |
| Peak | 5 in 2010 | Its highest year on record |
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | 1 Kings 11:23 |
| Cross-references | 24 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Eliada co-occurrence Appears with Eliada in 1 Kings 11.
- Genubath co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Genubath.
- Zeruah co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Zeruah.
- Hadadezer co-occurrence Appears with Hadadezer in 1 Kings 11.
- Tahpenes co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Tahpenes.
- Hadad co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Hadad.
- Shishak co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Shishak.
- Ahijah co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Ahijah.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ki.11.23;
son of: Eliada (H0450H)
§ Rezon = "prince"
son of Eliadah, a Syrian, who lead a band of freebooters and established a petty kingdom at Damascus in the time of David and Solomon
Rezon, son of Eliada, was an adversary of Solomon who reigned over Aram (Syria) in Damascus.
The biblical story
Rezon, the son of Eliada, was an adversary of Solomon, king of Israel (1Ki.11.23). He had fled from his master, Hadadezer, king of Zobah, when David defeated Hadadezer's army (1Ki.11.23-24; 2Sa.8.3-8). Rezon gathered a band of men and became their leader, eventually establishing himself as king in Damascus, the capital of Aram (Syria) (1Ki.11.24). Throughout Solomon's reign, Rezon was an adversary to Israel, causing trouble alongside another of Solomon's adversaries, Hadad the Edomite (1Ki.11.25). The hostility between Rezon and Solomon was likely due to Solomon's control over the trade routes and his expanding influence in the region. The rise of Rezon as king of Aram and his opposition to Israel set the stage for the ongoing conflicts between the two kingdoms in the following centuries, as seen in the accounts of later kings of Israel and Judah.
Key verses
Rezon appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:
1 Kings 11:23
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1 Kings (1)
- 1 Kings 11:23