Strong's Lexicon

H7515

H7515 — רָפַשׂ

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

Hebrewraphasverb-stemOccurrences: 3TWOT: 2199

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7515
Word:רָפַשׂ
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:3
Transliteration:raphas
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:raw-fas'
Meaning:1. to trample, i.e. roil water
KJV Renderings:foul, trouble.

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רָפַס, רָפַשׂ verb stamp, tread, foul by stamping, treading (Late Hebrew רָפַס tread, Syriac [untranscribed source text 5145]; compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 5146] kick); —

Qal Imperfect 2 masculine singular וַתִּרְפֹּס Ezek 32:2, with accusative rivers; 2 masculine plural תִּרְפּשֹׁ֑וּן Ezek 34:18.
Niph`al Participle מַעְיָן נִרְפָּשׂ Prov 25:26 a fountain befouled.
Hithpa`el (stamp oneself down, then figurative), Imperative masculine singular הִתְרַפֵּס Prov 6:3 humble thyself, become a suppliant ( RVm Toy bestir thyself, as conjecture); Participle מִתְרַפֵּס בְּרַצֵּי כָ֑סֶף Ps 68:31 stamping, trampling, down pieces of silver (?), obscure and probably corrupt, see conjectures in Bae and others and פַּתְרֹס above, near the end


Other Resources

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

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