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Meaning and etymology of the name Resen
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Resen 
Resen is a city in Assyria built by Nimrod:
"The beginning of his kingdom was Babel and Erech and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. From that land he went forth into Assyria, and built Nineveh and Rehoboth-Ir and Calah, and Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city." - Genesis 10:10-12
According to BDB Theological Dictionary, the name Resen is probably a transliteration of the Assyrian name res eni, meaning Head Of A Spring. Transliterated to Hebrew, however, the name Resen becomes identical to the word (resen) meaning bridle or halter (Isaiah 39:28) or in Job 41:5, jaw.
Hence Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names reads Bridle. NOBS Study Bible Name List reads Fortress, and calls Resen a city built by Asshur, which is incorrect on both accounts.
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