Strong's Lexicon

H4832

H4832 — מַרפֵּא

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmarpenoun mascOccurrences: 16TWOT: 2196c

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H4832
Word:מַרפֵּא
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H7495
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:16
Transliteration:marpe
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:mar-pay'
Meaning:1. (properly) curative 2. (literally, concretely) a medicine 3. (abstractly) a cure 4. (figuratively, concretely) deliverance 5. (abstractly) placidity
KJV Renderings:((in-))cure(-able), healing(-lth), remedy, sound, wholesome, yielding.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8052

מַרְפֵּא, מַרְפֵּה noun masculine Eccl 10:4 healing, cure, health (usually figurative); — absolute מַרְפֵּא Jer 14:19 +, מַרְפֵּה Jer 8:15 construct מַרְפֵּא Prov 15:4

1. healing, cure, of national woes, Jer 8:15; Jer 14:19b (|| שָׁלוֺם), Jer 36:6 (+ אֲרֻכָה); especially ׳ אֵין לָנוּ מ Jer 14:19a there is no cure for us, ׳ עַד לְאֵין מ 2Chr 36:16 .
2. figurative of person, health, profit, Prov 4:22 (|| חַיִּים), Prov 12:18; Prov 13:17; Prov 16:24 with spiritual implication Mal 3:20 ׳ אֵין מ Prov 6:15 = Prov 29:1 ׳ לֵב מ Prov 14:30 a mind of health (healthy, composed, mind), compare ׳ מ alone = composure Eccl 10:4 לְשׁוֺן ׳ מ Eccl 15:4 healing of the tongue, = a soothing tongue (Toy).
3. literally, of disease, ׳ לְאֵין מ 2Chr 21:18.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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