H7503 — רָפָה

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

HebrewraphahverbOccurrences: 46TWOT: 2198

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H7503
Word:	רָפָה
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	46
Transliteration:	raphah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	raw-faw'
Meaning:	1. to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative)
KJV Renderings:	abate, cease, consume, draw (toward evening), fail, (be) faint, be (wax) feeble, forsake, idle, leave, let alone (go, down), (be) slack, stay, be still, be slothful, (be) weak(-en). See H7495.

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BDB8056

רָפה verb sink, relax (Late Hebrew id., so Aramaic רפא (derived species), Zinjirli רפה Aph`el, [untranscribed source text 5143]; Arabic [untranscribed source text 5144] an easy life is perhaps akin); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular Judg 19:9 (yet see below); 3 feminine singular רָֽפִ֑תָה Judg 8:3; Jer 49:24, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִרְפֶּה Isa 5:24, וַיִּרֶף Exod 4:26 (see below), etc.; —

1. sink down, of hay in flame Isa 5:24 sink, decline, of day Judg 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 Neh 6:9 their hands will drop from the work (in fear); elsewhere absolute figurative = lose heart, energy, 2Sam 4:1; Isa 13:7; Jer 6:24; Jer 50:43; Ezek 7:17 ; Ezek 21:12; Zeph 3:16 יָרַיִם omitted Jer 49:24.

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

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

Niph`al Participle plural נִרְפִּים idle Exod 5:8 ; Exod 5:17 ( J ).

Pi`el Perfect 3 masculine singular רִפָּה Job 12:21 Imperfect 3 feminine plural תְּרַפֶּינָה Ezek 1:24; Ezek 1:25 Participle מְרַפֵּא (Ges^{«GKC:75rr»§
75rr}) Jer 38:4 plural מְפִַּים Ezra 4:4 — causative

: let wings drop Ezek 1:24; Ezek 1:25 (read Qal, כנפיהם subject, ᵐ5 Co Toy Krae and others, who strike out in Ezek 1:25); loosen and let drop, girdle of mighty, figurative for weaken them Job 12:21 with accusative hands, figurative for enfeeble, dishearten Jer 38:4; Ezra 4:4.

Hiph`il Imperfect, 3 masculine singular suffix יַרְפְּךָ Deut 4:31 +; jussive 2 masculine singular תֶּ֫רֶף Josh 10:6 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular הַרְפֵּה Judg 11:37; 2Kgs 4:27 הֶֶ֫רֶךָ Deut 9:14 +; masculine plural הַרְפּוּ Ps 46:11 — causative,

1. let drop, the hand 2Sam 24:16 = 1Chr 21:15 figurative, + מִן person, = abandon , Josh 10:6 ( J E ); perhaps also (יָד omitted) = relax, refrain Exod 4:26 (reading וַיֶרֶף, see Qal); accusative of thing, = abandon, forsake, Neh 6:3, so (subject ׳ י) Ps 138:8 subject ׳ י, with accusative of person, Deut 4:31; Deut 31:6; Deut 31:8; Josh 1:5 ( D ), 1Chr 28:20.

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

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

Hithpa`el Perfect 2 masculine singular הִתְרַפִּיתָ Prov 24:10 hast shewn thyself slack; Participle מִתְרַפֶּה Prov 18:9 one shewing himself slack, plural מִתְרַפִּים Josh 18:3 . — See also רָפָא heal.

BDB8057

רָפֶה adjective slack; — absolute ׳ ר, of people, Num 13:18 ( J ); construct רְפֵה יָרַיִם 2Sam 17:2, i.e. weak (|| יָגֵעַ); feminine plural יָרַיִם רָפוֺת, figurative of discouragement and fear Isa 35:3; Job 4:3. compare √ Qal 2.

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