The meaning of “רָפָא”
Understanding râphâʼ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
dead, deceased. - properly, lax, i.e. (figuratively) a ghost (as dead - in plural only) 1) ghosts of the dead, shades, s...
רָפָא
dead, deceased. - properly, lax, i.e. (figuratively) a ghost (as dead - in plural only) 1) ghosts of the dead, shades, spirits
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Job 26:5 | “Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.” Word: רָפָא (râphâʼ) | |
| Psalms 88:10 | “Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.” Word: רָפָא (râphâʼ) | |
| Proverbs 9:18 | “But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell. ” Word: רָפָא (râphâʼ) | |
| Isaiah 26:14 | “They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.” Word: רָפָא (râphâʼ) |