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Strong's #7497 - רָפָה

Transliteration

râphâʼ

Phonetics

raw-faw', raw-faw'

Origin

from (H7495) in the sense of invigorating

Parts of Speech

proper gentilic noun

TWOT

2198d

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

giants, Rephaim
1. old tribe of giants

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2395 ‑ ἰατρός (ee‑at‑ros');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (24)

Genesis 2

Deuteronomy 5

Joshua 5

2 Samuel 6

1 Chronicles 5

Isaiah 1

BSB (25)

Genesis 2

Deuteronomy 5

Joshua 5

2 Samuel 7

1 Chronicles 5

Isaiah 1

CSB (19)

Genesis 2

Deuteronomy 5

Joshua 5

2 Samuel 3

1 Chronicles 3

Isaiah 1

ESV (25)

Genesis 2

Deuteronomy 5

Joshua 5

2 Samuel 7

1 Chronicles 5

Isaiah 1

KJV (24)

Genesis 2

Deuteronomy 4

Joshua 5

2 Samuel 7

1 Chronicles 5

Isaiah 1

LEB (19)

Genesis 2

Deuteronomy 5

Joshua 4

2 Samuel 5

1 Chronicles 3

LSB (18)

Genesis 2

Deuteronomy 5

Joshua 5

2 Samuel 3

1 Chronicles 2

Isaiah 1

N95 (18)

Genesis 2

Deuteronomy 5

Joshua 5

2 Samuel 3

1 Chronicles 2

Isaiah 1

NAS (18)

Genesis 2

Deuteronomy 5

Joshua 5

2 Samuel 3

1 Chronicles 2

Isaiah 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (25)

Genesis 2

Deuteronomy 5

Joshua 5

2 Samuel 7

1 Chronicles 5

Isaiah 1

ASV (24)

and of the rephaim 1

and the rephaim 1

of rephaim 10

of the giant 3

of the rephaim 3

rephaim 2

the rephaim 1

to the giant 1

unto the giant 2

BSB (25)

and the rephaim 1

as rephaim 1

from rapha 2

of rapha 4

of rephaim 7

of the rephaim 7

rephaites 1

the rephaites 1

who 1

CSB (19)

of rephaim 1

rephaim 11

the giants 1

the rephaim 6

ESV (25)

giants 7

rephaim 18

KJV (24)

giant 7

giants 9

rephaim 6

rephaims 2

LEB (19)

and rephaim 1

as rephaim 1

for the raphah 1

of the rephaim 1

raphah 1

rephaim 2

the raphah 1

the rephaim 5

the rephaim in ashteroth 1

the rephaites 1

the valley of rephaim 1

then three 1

to the giants 1

to the raphah 1

LSB (18)

rephaim 18

N95 (18)

rephaim 18

NAS (18)

rephaim 18

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (25)

and of the rephaim 1

of rephaim 10

of the giant 3

of the rephaim 3

rephaim 2

the rephaim 2

to the giant 4

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

II. רְפָאִים proper name, of a people old race of giants (perhaps = I. ׳ר, as extinct and powerless; see especially WRS in Dr^{Deuteronomy 2:11}; or as shadowy, vaguely known, Schw^{ZAW xviii (1898), 127 ff.} see also Sta^l.c.); — ancient inhabitants of Canaan [west of Jordan?], Genesis 15:20; Joshua 17:15 (JE), compare 1 Chronicles 20:4 (see II. רָפָה above); hence ׳עֶמֶמק ר, plain south of Jerusalem 2 Samuel 5:18,22; 2 Samuel 23:13; 1 Chronicles 11:15; 1 Chronicles 14:9; Isaiah 17:5; Joshua 15:8; Joshua 18:16 (P); ׳ר east of Jordan Deuteronomy 2:11 ("" עֲנָקִים; tall, compare Deuteronomy 2:10), Deuteronomy 2:20 ("" id.; tall; = Zamzummim); in Bashan, Genesis 14:5, Og the last of them Deuteronomy 3:11 (of huge size), Joshua 12:4; Joshua 13:12 (D); ׳אֶרֶץ ר Deuteronomy 2:20; Deuteronomy 3:13. ᵐ5 Ραφαειν[μ]; οἱ γίγαντες Genesis 14:5 4t.; τῶν Τιτάνων 2 Samuel 5:18,22 + (ᵐ5^L) 2 Samuel 23:13.

רִפוֺת see רִיפָה below ריף. p. 937.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

רָפָה fut. apoc. יִדֶף

(1) pr. to cast, to throw, i.q. רָמָה, ῥίπτω, whence pr.n. רָפָה (casting forth, throwing down), specially

(2) to cast down, to let fall, especially the hand, die Hand fallen laffen, see Piel, Hiphil. In Kal intrans. to decline as the day, i.e. to draw to a close, Judges 19:9 used of hay in the fire, i.e. to sink down, Isai. 5:24 followed by מִן to relax, to desist from any person or thing, Exodus 4:26; Judges 8:3; Nehemiah 6:9.

(3) to be let down, especially of the hand, 2 Chronicles 15:7, אַל־יִרְפּוּ יְדֵיכֶם “let not your hands hang down,” i.e. be not lazy in the work. Relaxed hands are very often ascribed to those who have lost their courage. 2 Samuel 4:1, וַיִּרְפּוּ יָדָיו “and his hands were let down,” his courage was gone, Isaiah 13:7; Jeremiah 6:24, 50:43 Ezekiel 7:17, 21:12 Zephaniah 3:16. Used also of a person himself, Jeremiah 49:24, רָֽפְתָה דַמֶּשֶׂק “Damascus (i.e. its inhabitants) has become fainthearted.”

Niphal, to be slack, remiss, idle, Exodus 5:8, 17.

Piel, to let down, e.g. wings, Ezekiel 1:24, 25 Ezekiel 1:25 a girdle (i.e. to loosen), Job 12:21. Specially to let down any one’s hands, i.q. to destroy his courage (compare Kal No. 2), Jeremiah 38:4; Ezra 4:4.

Hiphil, הִרְפָּה, imp. and fut. apoc. הֶרֶף and יֶרֶף

(1) to let down the hand. 2 Samuel 24:16, הֶרֶף יָדֶ֑ךָ “let down thy hand,” i.e. stop from inflicting plagues. Followed by מִן for, to desert, to forsake any one, Joshua 10:6. Without יָד, to let down (the hand), i.e. to desist, followed by מִן from any person or thing, Judges 11:37; Deuteronomy 9:14.

(2) to leave off any thing, e.g. a work begun, Nehemiah 6:3 instruction, Proverbs 4:13 any person, i.e. to desert him, i.q. עָזַב Nehemiah 6:3 Deuteron. 4:31 31:6, Deuteronomy 31:8; Joshua 1:5; Psalms 138:8. Absol. Psalms 46:11, “leave off (your own attempts) and know.” 1 Samuel 15:16.

(3) to let any one go (opp. to, to lay hold of, to detain); followed by an acc. Song of Solomon 3:4; Job 7:19, 27:6.

Hithpael, to shew oneself remiss

(a) to be lazy, Job 18:3; Proverbs 18:9.

(b) to lose one’s courage, Proverbs 24:10.

Derivatives, רָפֶה, רִפְוֹן.

II.

רָפָה stands not unfrequently for רָפָא to heal, (compare קָרָא No. II.=קָרָה). In this sense there occurs imp. רְפָה (for רְפָא) Psalms 60:4 fut. תִּרְפֶּינָה Job 5:18.

Niphal, נִרְפָּתָה Jeremiah 51:9 inf. הֵרָפֵה Jeremiah 19:11 fut. יֵרָפוּ. 2 Kings 2:22.

Piel, יְרַפּוּ Jeremiah 6:14.

רָפָה (“casting down,” “throwing down,” i.e. a hero, a champion, a giant) [Raphah], pr.n.

(1) of an ancient giant, whose descendants, who were also giants, were called יְלִידֵי הָרָפָה and רְפָאִים; see that word.

(2) 1 Chronicles 8:37 for which there is 1 Chronicles 9:43, רְפָיָה [Rephaiah], (“whom Jehovah healed”).

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List of Word Forms

הָרְפָאִ֑ים הָרְפָאִ֔ים הָרְפָאִ֖ים הָרְפָאִֽים׃ הָרְפָאִים֒ הָרָפָ֗ה הָרָפָֽה׃ הרפאים הרפאים׃ הרפה הרפה׃ וְהָֽרְפָאִ֑ים והרפאים לְהָרָפָ֖א לְהָרָפָ֖ה לְהָרָפָֽא׃ לְהָרָפָֽה׃ להרפא להרפא׃ להרפה להרפה׃ רְפָאִ֖ים רְפָאִ֛ים רְפָאִ֤ים רְפָאִ֥ים רְפָאִֽים׃ רְפָאִים֙ רפאים רפאים׃ hā·rā·p̄āh hā·rə·p̄ā·’îm haraFah hārāp̄āh harefaIm hārəp̄ā’îm lə·hā·rā·p̄ā lə·hā·rā·p̄āh leharaFa leharaFah ləhārāp̄ā ləhārāp̄āh rə·p̄ā·’îm refaIm rəp̄ā’îm veharefaIm wə·hā·rə·p̄ā·’îm wəhārəp̄ā’îm