BDB8044
I, II. רְפָאִים see below רפה.
Strong's Lexicon
H7497
H7497 — רָפָא רָפָה
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H7497 |
|---|---|
| Word: | רָפָא רָפָה |
| Part of Speech: | n/g. |
| Etymology: | from H7495 in the sense of invigorating |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 25 |
| Transliteration: | rapha |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | raw-faw' (or raphah {raw-faw'}) n/g. |
| Meaning: | 1. a giant |
| KJV Renderings: | giant, Rapha, Rephaim(-s). See also H1051. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB8061
II. רְפָאִים proper name [of a people] old race of giants (perhaps = I. ׳ ר, as extinct and powerless; see especially WRS in Dr Deut 2:11 ; or as shadowy, vaguely known, SchwZAW xviii (1898), 127 ff. see also Stal.c.); — ancient inhabitants of Canaan [west of Jordan?], Gen 15:20; Josh 17:15 ( J E ), compare 1Chr 20:4 (see II. רָפָה above); hence ׳ עֶמֶמק ר, plain south of Jerusalem 2Sam 5:18; 2Sam 5:22; 2Sam 23:13; 1Chr 11:15; 1Chr 14:9; Isa 17:5; Josh 15:8; Josh 18:16 ( P ); ׳ ר east of Jordan Deut 2:11 (|| עֲנָקִים; tall, compare Deut 2:10), Deut 2:20 (|| id.; tall; = Zamzummim); in Bashan, Gen 14:5, Og the last of them Deut 3:11 (of huge size), Josh 12:4; Josh 13:12 ( D ); ׳ אֶרֶץ ר Deut 2:20; Deut 3:13. ᵐ5 Ραφαειν[μ]; οἱ γίγαντες Gen 14:5 + 4 t.; τῶν Τιτάνων 2Sam 5:18; 2Sam 5:22 + ( ᵐ5 L ) 2Sam 23:13.
רִפוֺת see רִיפָה below ריף. p. 937.
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke