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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #4832 - מַרְפֵּא

Transliteration

marpêʼ

Phonetics

mar-pay'

Origin

from (H7495)

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

2196c

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

health, healing, cure
1. healing, cure
2. health, profit, sound (of mind)
3. healing
  1. incurable (with negative)

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2386 ‑ ἴαμα (ee'‑am‑ah); 2392 ‑ ἴασις (ee'‑as‑is); 2395 ‑ ἰατρός (ee‑at‑ros');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (15)

2 Chronicles 1

Proverbs 8

Ecclesiastes 1

Jeremiah 4

Malachi 1

BSB (15)

2 Chronicles 2

Proverbs 8

Ecclesiastes 1

Jeremiah 4

Malachi 1

CSB (13)

2 Chronicles 2

Proverbs 8

Ecclesiastes 1

Jeremiah 4

Malachi 1

ESV (15)

2 Chronicles 2

Proverbs 8

Ecclesiastes 1

Jeremiah 4

Malachi 1

KJV (16)

2 Chronicles 2

Proverbs 8

Ecclesiastes 1

Jeremiah 4

Malachi 1

LEB (16)

2 Chronicles 2

Proverbs 8

Ecclesiastes 1

Jeremiah 4

Malachi 1

LSB (16)

2 Chronicles 1

Proverbs 9

Ecclesiastes 1

Jeremiah 4

Malachi 1

N95 (16)

2 Chronicles 1

Proverbs 9

Ecclesiastes 1

Jeremiah 4

Malachi 1

NAS (16)

2 Chronicles 2

Proverbs 9

Ecclesiastes 1

Jeremiah 4

Malachi 1

NLT (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (15)

2 Chronicles 1

Proverbs 8

Ecclesiastes 1

Jeremiah 4

Malachi 1

ASV (15)

a gentle 1

a tranquil 1

and cure 1

and health 1

and that without remedy 2

for gentleness 1

is health 2

of healing 2

them, and health 1

till there was no remedy 1

us, and there is no healing 1

with healing 1

BSB (15)

a soothing 1

a tranquil 1

and healing 2

and health 1

beyond recovery 1

brings healing 2

calmness 1

healing 1

of healing 2

recovery 1

remedy 1

with healing 1

CSB (13)

brings healing 2

calmness 1

healing 3

heals 1

health 2

of healing 2

remedy 1

tranquil 1

ESV (15)

gentle 1

healing 10

health 1

remedy 1

tranquil 1

yielding 1

KJV (16)

cure 1

healing 3

health 5

incurable 1

remedy 3

sound 1

wholesome 1

yielding 1

LEB (16)

and healing 2

and health to it 1

brings healing 2

calmness 1

cure 1

gentleness of 1

healing 4

healing for us 1

remedy 1

tranquility 1

with healing 1

LSB (16)

brings 1

calmness 1

healing 12

remedy 1

tranquil 1

N95 (16)

brings 1

composure 1

healing 9

health 1

remedy 2

soothing 1

tranquil 1

NAS (16)

brings 1

composure 1

healing 9

remedy 3

soothing 1

tranquil 1

NLT (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (15)

a gentle 1

and cure 1

and health 1

and that without remedy 1

at peace 1

for gentleness 1

gains healing 1

heals 1

of healing 2

until there was no remedy 1

with healing 1

with no remedy 1

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

מַרְמֵּא, מַרְמֵּה noun masculine^{Ecclesiastes 10:4} healing, cure, health (usually figurative); — absolute מַרְמֵּא Jeremiah 14:19 +, מַרְמֵּה Jeremiah 8:15; construct מַרְמֵּא Proverbs 15:4; —

1 healing, cure, of national woes, Jeremiah 8:15; Jeremiah 14:19b ("" שָׁלוֺם), Jeremiah 36:6 (+ אֲרֻכָה); especially ׳אֵין לָנוּ מ Jeremiah 14:19a there is no cure for us, ׳עַד לְאֵין מ 2 Chronicles 36:16.

2 figurative of person, health, profit, Proverbs 4:22 ("" חַיִּים), Proverbs 12:18; Proverbs 13:17; Proverbs 16:24; with spiritual implication Malachi 3:20; ׳אֵין מ Proverbs 6:15 = Proverbs 29:1; ׳לֵב מ Proverbs 14:30 a mind of health (healthy, composed, mind), compare ׳מ alone = composure Ecclesiastes 10:4; לְשׁוֺן׳מ Ecclesiastes 15:4 healing of the tongue, = a soothing tongue (Toy).

3 literally, of disease, ׳לְאֵין מ 2 Chronicles 21:18.

List of Word Forms

וּמַרְפֵּ֖א וּמַרְפֵּ֥א ומרפא מַרְפֵּ֑א מַרְפֵּ֔א מַרְפֵּ֖א מַרְפֵּ֖ה מַרְפֵּ֣א מַרְפֵּֽא׃ מרפא מרפא׃ מרפה mar·pê mar·pêh marPe marpê marPeh marpêh ū·mar·pê umarPe ūmarpê