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The meaning of רְפָיָה

Understanding Rᵉphâyâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

H7509
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance

רְפָיָה

Phoneticref-aw-yaw'
TransliterationRᵉphâyâh
Grammar Code
N:N-M-P
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

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

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

5 total references
ReferenceText
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.

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.

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.

1 Chronicles 9:43

And Moza begat Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

Nehemiah 3:9

And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences
5x
Most Frequent Book
1 Chronicles
Book Distribution
1 Chronicles4
Nehemiah1

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