רָפָא
Strong's H7496
râphâʼ
/raw-faw'/
properly, lax, i.e. (figuratively) a ghost (as dead; in plural only)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H7496
- Hebrew
- רָפָא
- Transliteration
- râphâʼ
- Pronunciation
- /raw-faw'/
- KJV Translations
- 2 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
properly, lax, i.e. (figuratively) a ghost (as dead; in plural only)
Derivation
from H7495 (רָפָא) in the sense of H7503 (רָפָה);H7495 (râphâʼ)H7503 (râphâh)
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
deaddeceased
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of râphâʼ:
רָפָא
râphâʼH7495“cure”
רָפָהrâphâhH7503“abate”
בֵּית רָפָאBêyth RâphâʼH1051“Beth-rapha”
יִרְפְּאֵלYirpᵉʼêlH3416“Irpeel”
מַרְפֵּאmarpêʼH4832“(in-)cure(-able)”
רָפָאrâphâʼH7497“giant”
רָפָאRâphâʼH7498“Rapha”
רְפֻאָהrᵉphuʼâhH7499“heal(-ed)”
רִפְאוּתriphʼûwthH7500“health”
רְפָאֵלRᵉphâʼêlH7501“Rephael”
רָפוּאRâphûwʼH7505“Raphu”
רְפָיָהRᵉphâyâhH7509“Rephaiah”
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