Strong's Lexicon

H7504

H7504 — רָפֶה

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

HebrewraphehadjectiveOccurrences: 4TWOT: 2198a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7504
Word:רָפֶה
Part of Speech:adjective
Etymology:from H7503
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:4
Transliteration:rapheh
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:raw-feh'
Meaning:1. slack (in body or mind)
KJV Renderings:weak. raphah, Raphah. See H7497, H7498. riphah. See H7383.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

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.


Other Resources

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

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