The meaning of “רְפָיָה”
Understanding Rᵉphâyâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Rephaiah. - § Rephaiah = "healed of Jehovah" - Rephajah, the name of five Israelites 1) a descendant of Zerubbabel and D...
רְפָיָה
Rephaiah. - § Rephaiah = "healed of Jehovah" - Rephajah, the name of five Israelites 1) a descendant of Zerubbabel and David 2) a Simeonite chief in the reign of Hezekiah 3) son of Tola and grandson of Issachar 4) son of Binea and a descendant of Saul 5) son of Hur and a ruler of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles 3:21 | “And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.” Word: רְפָיָה (Rᵉphâyâh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 4:42 | “And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.” Word: רְפָיָה (Rᵉphâyâh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 7:2 | “And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father’s house, to wit, of Tola: they were valiant men of might in their generations; whose number was in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred.” Word: רְפָיָה (Rᵉphâyâh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 9:43 | “And Moza begat Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.” Word: רְפָיָה (Rᵉphâyâh) | |
| Nehemiah 3:9 | “And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.” Word: רְפָיָה (Rᵉphâyâh) |
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