BDB8044
I, II. רְפָאִים see below רפה.
Strong's Lexicon
H7496
H7496 — רָפָה
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H7496 |
|---|---|
| Word: | רָפָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H7495 in the sense of H7503 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 8 |
| Transliteration: | rapha |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | raw-faw' |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) lax, i.e. (figuratively) a ghost (as dead 2. in plural only) |
| KJV Renderings: | dead, deceased. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB8060
I. רְפָאִים noun masculine Job 26:5 plural shades, ghosts (by most connected with above √, as sunken, powerless, ones , StaG. i.420; Phoenician רפאם); — Wisdom Literature and late, name of dead in She'ôl, with article ׳ הָר Job 26:5, elsewhere nearly = proper name: ׳ ר Isa 14:9 (in Sh®°ôl), Isa 26:4 (|| מֵתִים), Ps 88:11 (|| id.), Prov 2:18 (|| מָוֶת), Prov 9:18 (in עִמְקֵי שְׁאוֺל), קְהַל רְפָאִים Prov 21:16 of righteous Israel Isa 26:19 earth shall cast forth ׳ ר (|| מֵתֶיךָ).
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke