רִשְׁיוֹן

rishyon · permission

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H7558 · appears 1 time in the Bible

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What it means

rishyon (רִשְׁיוֹן) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “permission”.

Authorization. The word appears only once in the Bible (Ezra 3:7): it is the authorization that Cyrus, king of Persia, gave to bring cedar wood from Lebanon.

How to say it

rish·yon

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Where it appears

  • Ezra 3:7

    And they gave money to the stonecutters and to the craftsmen, and food and drink and oil to the Sidonians and to the Tyrians, to bring cedar wood from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the permission of Cyrus king of Persia for them.