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Strong's #7503 - רָפָה

Transliteration

râphâh

Phonetics

rah-fah

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

2198

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to sink, relax, sink down, let drop, be disheartened
1. (Qal)
  1. to sink down
  2. to sink, drop
  3. to sink, relax, abate
  4. to relax, withdraw
2. (Niphal) idle (participle)
3. (Piel) to let drop
4. (Hiphil)
  1. to let drop, abandon, relax, refrain, forsake
  2. to let go
  3. to refrain, let alone
  4. to be quiet
5. (Hithpael) to show oneself slack

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 565 ‑ ἀπέρχομαι (ap‑erkh'‑om‑ahee); 770 ‑ ἀσθενέω (as‑then‑eh'‑o); 2827 ‑ κλίνω (klee'‑no); 3886 ‑ παραλύω (par‑al‑oo'‑o); 863 ‑ ἀφίημι (af‑ee'‑ay‑mee); 1439 ‑ ἐάω (eh‑ah'‑o); 1459 ‑ ἐγκαταλείπω (eng‑kat‑al‑i'‑po); 3973 ‑ παύω (pow'‑o); 4980 ‑ σχολάζω (skhol‑ad'‑zo); 2664 ‑ καταπαύω (kat‑ap‑ow'‑o); 3935 ‑ παρίημι (par‑ee'‑ay‑mi); 447 ‑ ἀνίημι (an‑ee'‑ay‑mee); 1590 ‑ ἐκλύω (ek‑loo'‑o);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (46)

Exodus 4

Deuteronomy 4

Joshua 3

Judges 3

1 Samuel 2

2 Samuel 2

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 1

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 2

Job 3

Psalms 3

Proverbs 3

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 4

Ezekiel 4

Zephaniah 1

BSB (44)

Exodus 4

Deuteronomy 4

Joshua 3

Judges 3

1 Samuel 2

2 Samuel 2

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 1

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 2

Job 3

Psalms 3

Proverbs 3

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 4

Ezekiel 4

Zephaniah 1

CSB (35)

Exodus 4

Deuteronomy 4

Joshua 3

Judges 2

1 Samuel 2

2 Samuel 2

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 1

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 2

Job 3

Psalms 3

Proverbs 3

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 4

Ezekiel 4

Zephaniah 1

ESV (44)

Exodus 4

Deuteronomy 4

Joshua 3

Judges 3

1 Samuel 2

2 Samuel 2

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 1

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 2

Job 3

Psalms 3

Proverbs 3

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 4

Ezekiel 4

Zephaniah 1

KJV (46)

Exodus 4

Deuteronomy 4

Joshua 3

Judges 3

1 Samuel 2

2 Samuel 2

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 1

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 2

Job 3

Psalms 3

Proverbs 3

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 4

Ezekiel 4

Zephaniah 1

LEB (44)

Exodus 4

Deuteronomy 4

Joshua 3

Judges 3

1 Samuel 2

2 Samuel 2

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 1

Nehemiah 1

Job 3

Psalms 3

Proverbs 3

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 4

Ezekiel 4

Zephaniah 1

LSB (61)

Exodus 5

Deuteronomy 4

Joshua 3

Judges 3

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 2

2 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 2

Nehemiah 2

Job 5

Psalms 3

Proverbs 4

Song of Solomon 2

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 8

Ezekiel 6

Zephaniah 2

N95 (51)

Exodus 5

Deuteronomy 4

Joshua 3

Judges 3

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 2

2 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 2

Nehemiah 1

Job 5

Proverbs 4

Song of Solomon 2

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 5

Ezekiel 5

Zephaniah 2

NAS (59)

Exodus 5

Deuteronomy 5

Joshua 4

Judges 4

1 Samuel 3

2 Samuel 3

2 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 2

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 3

Job 5

Psalms 3

Proverbs 4

Song of Solomon 2

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 5

Zephaniah 2

NLT (0)

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

WEB (48)

Exodus 5

Deuteronomy 4

Joshua 3

Judges 3

1 Samuel 2

2 Samuel 2

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 1

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 2

Job 3

Psalms 3

Proverbs 3

Song of Solomon 1

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 4

Ezekiel 4

Zephaniah 1

ASV (46)

and looseth 1

as he weakeneth 1

aught thereof: for they are idle 1

be feeble 1

be slack 2

be still 1

became feeble 1

cease 1

draweth 1

fast, and will not let it go 1

for me: let me alone 1

forsake 1

from me, nor let me alone 1

he also that is slack 1

he will not fail 1

him, and would not let him go 1

how long are ye slack 1

i leave 1

if thou faint 1

is waxed feeble 1

is with thee; he will not fail 1

let her alone 1

let her not go 1

let me alone 1

now stay 2

respite 1

shall be feeble 2

shall be weakened 1

sinketh down 1

slack 1

so he let him alone 1

so i will be with thee; i will not fail 1

stay 1

thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail 1

they let down 2

was abated 1

wax feeble 2

weakened 1

with thee; he will not fail 1

ye are idle 2

BSB (44)

abandon 2

abandon you 1

are lazy 1

are limp 1

are slackers 1

be discouraged 1

be still 1

fail you 1

fall limp 1

hang limp 1

has become feeble 1

he lost 1

hold off 1

i leave it 1

if you faint 1

is discouraging 1

is drawing 1

is slothful 1

leave her alone 1

leave me alone 2

leave you 3

let go 3

lowered 1

put off 1

refrain 1

set out to discourage 1

shrivels 1

slackers 1

so the lord let him alone 1

stop 1

subsided 1

they lowered 1

will be weakened 1

will fall limp 1

will go limp 2

withdraw 2

CSB (35)

abandon 1

alone 4

anything 1

become weak 1

delay 1

fall helpless 1

grow weak 1

leave 6

let him go 1

let it go 1

lowered 2

nothing 1

refrain 1

shrivels 1

slackers 3

stop 2

subsided 1

weak 1

weakening 1

will become weak 2

withdraw 2

ESV (44)

alone 4

down 2

drop 1

failed 1

faint 1

fall helpless 1

feeble 4

fell helpless 1

forsake 1

go 2

idle 3

leave 6

leave me alone 1

loosens 1

put off 1

refrain 1

relax 1

respite 1

sinks down 1

slack 1

stay 2

still 1

stop 1

subsided 1

waned 1

weak 2

weakening 1

KJV (46)

abated 1

alone 4

cease 1

consumeth 1

down 2

draweth 1

fail 4

faint 2

feeble 6

forsake 2

go 4

idle 3

leave 1

respite 1

slack 3

slothful 1

stay 3

still 1

weak 1

weakened 2

weakeneth 2

LEB (44)

⌊his courage failed⌋ 1

abandon 1

abandon you⌋ 1

abandon⌋ 1

and he left him alone 1

and he loosens 1

and he will 1

and i will 1

are lazy 2

be slack 1

be still 1

be weak 1

fail 1

grant 1

grew slack 1

grow slack 1

hang limp 1

has grown slack 1

has worn on 1

he who is slack 1

he will 1

him and i would 1

him subsided 1

i leave 1

i will not fail you 1

if you faint 1

is making slack 1

lazy 1

leave 2

leave me alone 1

let go 1

let her alone 1

refrain 1

relax 1

sinks down 1

slacken 1

stop 1

they lowered 2

will grow slack 1

will hang limp 2

LSB (61)

alone 4

are 1

become 1

cease 2

collapses 1

drawn 1

dropped 2

fail 6

fall 4

go 3

hang 2

lazy 3

leave 1

let 9

limp 10

loosens 1

lost 1

making 1

off 1

put 1

relax 2

slack 2

subsided 1

wait 1

N95 (51)

alone 4

become 1

collapses 1

drawn 1

dropped 2

fail 5

fall 2

feeble 1

go 3

hang 2

helpless 1

lazy 3

leave 1

let 9

limp 5

loosens 1

lost 1

off 1

put 1

relax 2

slack 2

subsided 1

wait 1

NAS (59)

abandon 2

allow 1

alone 3

are 1

become 1

cease 1

collapses 1

courage 1

desert 3

down 2

drawn 1

drop 1

fail 1

failed 1

fall 2

go 4

hang 2

helpless 1

lacking 1

lax 1

lazy 3

leave 4

left 1

let 5

limp 6

loosens 1

off 1

put 1

relax 1

show 1

stop 2

subsided 1

yourself 1

NLT (0)

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

WEB (48)

abandon 1

and loosens 1

and will not let it go 1

be slack 1

be still 1

be weak 1

became feeble 1

become feeble 1

cease 1

draws 1

has grown feeble 1

he weakens 1

he will not fail 1

how long will you neglect 1

i leave 1

if you falter 1

leave her alone 1

let me alone 1

now stay 2

one who is slack 1

shall be feeble 2

sinks down 1

so he let him alone 1

stay 1

that 1

that they 1

they let down 2

was abated 1

wax feeble 1

weakened 1

will be feeble 1

will be weakened 1

will melt 1

you are idle 2

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1454) p r (רפ RP) AC: Heal CO: Medicine AB: Sick: The pictograph r is a picture of the head of a man, the p is a picture of an open mouth. Combined these mean "man open". Wounds, sickness and illnesses are cured with medicines made from plant materials which were pulverized into a medicinal power.

A) p r (רפ RP) AC: Heal CO: Idol AB: ?

i^m ) p r t (תרפ TRP) - Idol: A household idol of a god, possible believed to have a healing power. KJV (15): image, teraphim, idol, idolatry - Strongs: H8655 (תְּרָפִים)

E) a p r (רפא RPA) AC: Heal CO: Medicine AB: ?

V) a p r (רפא RPA) - Heal: [df: hpr] KJV (67): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hitpael, Piel) heal, physician, cure, repair - Strongs: H7495 (רָפָה)

N^m ) a p r (רפא RPA) - Dead: KJV (8): dead, deceased - Strongs: H7496 (רְפָאִים)

a^m) a p r m (מרפא MRPA) - Health: KJV (16): healing, cure, healing, sound, wholesome, yielding - Strongs: H4832 (מַרְפֵּא)

d^f1) e a f p r (רפואה RPWAH) - Medicine: KJV (3): medicine - Strongs: H7499 (רְפוּאָה)

e^f3) t f a p i r (ריפאות RYPAWT) - Health: KJV (1): health - Strongs: H7500 (רִפְאוּת)

H) e p r (רפה RPH) AC: Weak CO: ? AB: ?: One weakened by illness or disease.

V) e p r (רפה RPH) - Weak: To be weak from sickness, laziness or work. KJV (46): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil, Hitpael, Piel, Participle) feeble, fail, weaken, go, alone, idle, stay, slack, faint, forsake, abate, cease - Strongs: H7503 (רָפָה)

N^m) e p r (רפה RPH) - Weak: KJV (4): weak - Strongs: H7504 (רָפֶה)

J) p f r (רופ RWP) AC: Pulverize CO: Medicine AB: ?

V) p f r (רופ RWP) - Pulverize: KJV (1): (vf: Piel) tremble - Strongs: H7322 (רוּף)

i^f1) e p f r t (תרופה TRWPH) - Medicine: KJV (1): medicine - Strongs: H8644 (תְּרוּפָה)

M) p i r (ריפ RYP) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Sick

N^f1 ) e p i r (ריפה RYPH) - Wheat: A grain pulverized with a mortar and pestle for making a flour. KJV (2): wheat, corn - Strongs: H7383 (רִפָה)

fj^m) n f i p i r (ריפיונ RYPYWN) - Feeble: KJV (1): feeblenss - Strongs: H7510 (רִפָּיוֹן)

Adopted Roots:

A2512 P r x (Burn, Venom)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

רָפה verb sink, relax (Late Hebrew id., so Aramaic רפא (derived species), Zinjirli רפה Aph`el,

; Arabic

an easy life is perhaps akin); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular Judges 19:9 (yet see below); 3 feminine singular רָֽפִ֑תָה Judges 8:3; Jeremiah 49:24, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִרְמֶּה Isaiah 5:24, וַיִּרֶף Exodus 4:26 (see below), etc.; —

1 sink down, of hay in flame Isaiah 5:24; sink, decline, of day Judges 19:9 (si vera lectio; ᵐ5^L κέκλικεν, GFM נָטָה [but how explain the difficult רפה?]). Usu.

2 sink, drop (of wings, see

Pi`el), of hands, with מִן Nehemiah 6:9 their hands will drop from the work (in fear); elsewhere absolute figurative = lose heart, energy, 2 Samuel 4:1; Isaiah 13:7; Jeremiah 6:24; Jeremiah 50:43; Ezekiel 7:17; Ezekiel 21:12; Zephaniah 3:16; יָרַיִם omitted Jeremiah 49:24.

3 sink, relax, abate, of temper Judges 8:3 (+ מֵעַל person).

4 relax, withdraw, subject ׳י, מִן person Exodus 4:26 (J), i.e. let one alone (but read perhaps וַיֶרֶף, see Hiph`il).

Niph`al Participle plural נִרְמִּים idle Exodus 5:8,17 (J).

Pi`el Perfect 3 masculine singular רִמָּה Job 12:21; Imperfect 3 feminine plural תְּרַמֶּינָה Ezekiel 1:24,25; Participle מְרַמֵּא (Ges^{§ 75rr}) Jeremiah 38:4; plural מְמִַּים Ezra 4:4; — causative: let wings drop Ezekiel 1:24,25 (read

Qal, כנפיהם subject, ᵐ5 Co Toy Krae and others, who strike out in Ezekiel 1:25); loosen and let drop, girdle of mighty, figurative for weaken them Job 12:21; with accusative hands, figurative for enfeeble, dishearten Jeremiah 38:4; Ezra 4:4.

Hiph`il Imperfect, 3 masculine singular suffix יַרְמְּךָ Deuteronomy 4:31 +; jussive 2 masculine singular תֶּ֫רֶף Joshua 10:6 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular הַרְמֵּה Judges 11:37; 2 Kings 4:27; הֶֶ֫רֶךָ Deuteronomy 9:14 +; masculine plural הַרְמּוּ Psalm 46:11; — causative,

1 let drop, the hand 2 Samuel 24:16 = 1 Chronicles 21:15; figurative, + מִן person, = abandon, Joshua 10:6 (JE); perhaps also (יָד omitted) = relax, refrain Exodus 4:26 (reading וַיֶרֶף, see

Qal); accusative of thing, = abandon, forsake, Nehemiah 6:3, so (subject ׳י) Psalm 138:8; subject ׳י, with accusative of person, Deuteronomy 4:31; Deuteronomy 31:6,8; Joshua 1:5 (D), 1 Chronicles 28:20.

2 let go, suffix person, Song of Solomon 3:4 (opposed to אחז); figurative, accusative (omitted) מוּסָר, Proverbs 4:13 (opposed to החזיק), צְדָקָה Job 27:6 (opposed to id.).

3 refrain, with מִן person, = let one alone Judges 11:37; Deuteronomy 9:14, מִן of anger Psalm 37:8; with ל person 1 Samuel 11:3; 2 Kings 4:27; accusative of person Job 7:19; absolute let alone, i.e. do nothing, be quiet, 1 Samuel 15:16; Psalm 46:11 (compare Weir in Dr^{1 Samuel 15:16}). — Jeremiah 3:22; Job 5:18; Psalm 60:4 see רָפָא.

Hithpa`el Perfect 2 masculine singular הִתְרַמִּיתָ Proverbs 24:10 hast shewn thyself slack; Participle מִתְרַמֶּה Proverbs 18:9 one shewing himself slack, plural מִתְרַמִּים Joshua 18:3. — See also רָפָא heal.

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

אַרְפְּךָ֖ אַרְפֶּ֑הָ אַרְפֶּ֔הָ אַרְפֶּ֔נּוּ ארפה ארפך ארפנו הִ֭תְרַפִּיתָ הֶ֚רֶף הֶ֣רֶף הֶ֤רֶף הַרְפֵּ֨ה הַרְפֵּֽה־ הַרְפּ֣וּ הרף הרפה הרפה־ הרפו התרפית וְרָפ֣וּ וְרָפ֨וּ וַיִּ֖רֶף וַיִּרְפּ֖וּ וירף וירפו ורפו יִרְפֶּ֔ה יִרְפּ֖וּ יִרְפּ֥וּ יִרְפּ֧וּ יַרְפְּךָ֖ יַרְפְּךָ֙ ירפה ירפו ירפך מְרַפִּ֖ים מְרַפֵּ֡א מִתְרַפִּ֔ים מִתְרַפֶּ֣ה מרפא מרפים מתרפה מתרפים נִרְפִּ֑ים נִרְפִּ֣ים נִרְפִּ֥ים נרפים רִפָּֽה׃ רָפ֣וּ רָפְתָ֤ה רָפְתָ֥ה רָפָ֨ה רפה רפה׃ רפו רפתה תְּרַפֶּ֥ינָה תִּרְפֶּ֑ינָה תֶּ֑רֶף תֶּ֥רֶף תֶּֽרֶף׃ תַ֝רְפֵּ֗נִי תרף תרף׃ תרפינה תרפני ’ar·pe·hā ’ar·pə·ḵā ’ar·pen·nū ’arpehā ’arpəḵā ’arpennū arpeCha arPeha arPennu har·pêh har·pêh- har·pū harPeh harpêh harpêh- harPu harpū he·rep̄ Heref herep̄ hiṯ·rap·pî·ṯā Hitrappita hiṯrappîṯā mə·rap·pê mə·rap·pîm merapPe mərappê merapPim mərappîm miṯ·rap·peh miṯ·rap·pîm mitrapPeh miṯrappeh mitrapPim miṯrappîm nir·pîm nirPim nirpîm rā·p̄āh rā·p̄ə·ṯāh rā·p̄ū raFah rafeTah raFu rāp̄āh rāp̄əṯāh rāp̄ū rip·pāh ripPah rippāh ṯar·pê·nî tarPeni ṯarpênî tə·rap·pe·nāh te·rep̄ terapPeinah tərappenāh Teref terep̄ tir·pe·nāh tirPeinah tirpenāh vaiYiref vaiyirPu veraFu way·yi·rep̄ way·yir·pū wayyirep̄ wayyirpū wə·rā·p̄ū wərāp̄ū yar·pə·ḵā yarpeCha yarpəḵā yir·peh yir·pū yirpeh yirPu yirpū