◄ 7495. rapha ►
Strong's Lexicon rapha: To heal, to cure, to restore Original Word: רָפָא Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: rapha' Pronunciation: rah-fah' Phonetic Spelling: (raw-faw') Definition: to mend, to cure Meaning: To mend, to cure, to heal, to make whole Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek term in the New Testament is ἰάομαι (G2390), which also means to heal or cure. This Greek verb is used in similar contexts, emphasizing the continuity of the theme of healing from the Old Testament to the New Testament. For example, in Matthew 8:8, the centurion expresses faith in Jesus' ability to heal his servant with a word, reflecting the same divine authority to heal as seen in the Hebrew Scriptures. Usage: The verb רָפָא is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the act of healing or restoring to health. It can refer to physical healing, as well as spiritual or national restoration. Context: The Hebrew verb רָפָא (rapha') is a fundamental term in the Old Testament, frequently appearing in contexts related to healing and restoration. It is used both in the literal sense of curing physical ailments and in a metaphorical sense, referring to the healing of nations, relationships, or spiritual conditions. In the Old Testament, רָפָא is often associated with God's power to heal. For instance, in Exodus 15:26, God declares, "For I am the LORD who heals you." This divine attribute underscores the belief that ultimate healing comes from God, whether through natural means or miraculous intervention. The term is also used in the context of prophetic promises of restoration. In 2 Chronicles 7:14, God promises to heal the land if His people humble themselves and pray. Similarly, in Isaiah 53:5, the suffering servant's wounds are said to bring healing, a passage often interpreted as a messianic prophecy. רָפָא is not limited to physical healing. It encompasses the restoration of spiritual and communal well-being. For example, in Psalm 147:3, God is described as one who "heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds," illustrating the comprehensive nature of divine healing. The verb appears in various grammatical forms, including the Qal, Niphal, and Piel stems, each adding nuance to its meaning. The Qal form typically denotes simple action, while the Piel form often intensifies the action, suggesting a thorough or complete healing process. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin a prim. root Definition to heal NASB Translation become fresh (3), completely healed (1), heal (24), healed (22), healer (1), healing (2), heals (3), physician (1), physicians (4), purified (2), reappeared (1), repaired (2), take care (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs רָפָא verb heal (Late Hebrew in derivatives; Phoenician רפא, Syriac heal; on Aramaic proper name compounded with רפא see NöZMG xi (1886), 723 Lzb369; Sabean proper name אלרפא Langer1, 1 DHMZMG xxxvii (1883), 326; Arabic (and ) darn, mend, repair, pacify; Ethiopic stitch together, mend; compare KüchenmeisterZWiss. Th. xxx (1887), 257 ff.); — Qal Perfect3masculine singular consecutive ׳וְר Isaiah 6:10, suffix וּרְפָאָם Isaiah 19:22, 1singular suffix consecutive וּרְפָאתִיו Isaiah 57:19, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יִרְמָּא 2 Kings 20:8 +, suffix יִרְמָּאֵנוּ Hosea 6:1, 1singular אֶרְמָּא Hosea 14:5 +, אֶרְמָּה (Ges§ 75pp) Jeremiah 3:22; 3feminine plural תִּרְמֶּינָה (Idib. qq) Job 5:18, etc.; Imperative masculine singular רְפָא Numbers 12:13, רְפָה (Idib. pp) Psalm 60:4, רְפָאָ֫ה Psalm 41:5, etc.; Infinitive absolute רָפוֺא Isaiah 19:22; construct לִרְמֹּא Hosea 5:13, etc.; Participle רֹפֵא 2 Kings 20:5 +, etc.; — heal: 1 literally, a. of God, with accusative of person Genesis 20:17 (E), Psalm 107:20 (suffix), with ל person Numbers 12:13 (JE) 2 Kings 20:5,8. b. of men, absolute Ecclesiastes 3:3 (opposed to הרג); participle as substantive healer, physician, Genesis 50:2 (twice in verse) (J) 2Chronicles 16:12. 2 figurative, heal hurts of nation, involving ׳יs (restored) favour (and, often, forgiveness): a. subject ׳י, with suffix person, Hosea 6:1; Hosea 11:3 (yet compare We Now), Exodus 15:26 (J), Isaiah 19:22b Isaiah 57:18,19; Jeremiah 33:6; Psalm 30:3, compare Psalm 6:3; with accusative עַם2Chronicles 30:20, with accusative אֶרֶץ2Chronicles 7:14; with ל of nation Hosea 7:1, and (indefinite subject) Isaiah 6:10 (lest) one heal them (= passive, they be healed); with accusative of hurt, מִחַץ מַכָּתוֺ Isaiah 30:26, שְׁבָרִים (of land) Psalm 60:4, so מְשׁוּבָה Hosea 14:5; Jeremiah 3:22 (including the consequences of backsliding); with ל of hurt Psalm 103:3; accusative nation (personified) + מִן of hurt Jeremiah 30:17 I will heal thee of thy wounds ("" אֶרְמָּאֵךְ); absolute Isaiah 19:22a (opposed to נגף), Deuteronomy 32:39 (opposed to מחץ); participle as substantive healer, physician Jeremiah 8:22. b. human subject, with ל of nation, Hosea 5:13, compare Lamentations 2:13. 3. a. figurative, heal individual distresses, with suffix person Jeremiah 17:14, with accusative נַפְשִׁי = me Jeremiah 41:5, with ל person, לִשְׁבוּרֵי לֵב Psalm 147:3 (i.e. longing exiles, compare Isaiah 61:3); absolute Job 5:18 (opposed to מחץ); participle as substantive Job 13:4. Niph`al Perfect3masculine singular נִרְמָּא Leviticus 13:37 +, 3 feminine singular נִרְמָּ֑תָה (Ges§ 75qq) Jeremiah 51:9; 3plural וְנִרְמּאו consecutive Ezekiel 47:8; Imperfect2masculine singular תֵּרָפֵא Jeremiah 51:8; 3masculine plural יֵרָֽפְאוּ Ezekiel 47:9,11, וַיֵּרָפו (Gesl.c.) 2 Kings 2:22, etc.; Infinitive construct הֵרָפֵא Jeremiah 15:18 +, הֵרָפֵה (Idib.) Jeremiah 19:11; — be healed: 1 literally, of person 1 Samuel 6:3; + accusative of disease Deuteronomy 28:27,35; subject disease Leviticus 13:18,37; Leviticus 14:3,48; of (bad) water 2 Kings 2:22, salt waters (prediction), i.e. be made fresh, Ezekiel 47:8,9,11; of (broken) pottery, i.e. be made whole, Jeremiah 19:11 (in simile). 2 figurative, be healed: a. of national hurts, subject city Jeremiah 51:8,9; involving forgiveness and ׳יs blessing, impersonal with ל of people, נִרְמָּאלָֿנוּ Isaiah 53:5 i.e. healing has come to us. b. of personal distress, subject person Jeremiah 17:14, subject the distress Jeremiah 15:18. Pi`el Perfect1singular רִמִּאתִי 2 Kings 2:21; 2masculine plural רְמֵּאתֶם Ezekiel 34:4; 1plural רִמִּאנוּ Jeremiah 51:9; Imperfect3masculine singular יְרַמֵּא Exodus 21:19; Zechariah 11:16, וַיְרַמֵּא 1 Kings 18:30; 3masculine plural וַיְרַמְּאוּ Jeremiah 6:14, וַיְרַמּוּ (Ges§ 75qq) Jeremiah 8:11; Infinitive absolute רַמֹּא Exodus 21:19; — have healed, heal, usually human subject: 1 literal, רַמּאֹ יְרַמֵּא Exodus 21:19 he shall have (him) well healed; with accusative of altar, = repair, 1 Kings 18:30; with ל of water (subject ׳י) 2 Kings 2:21. 2 figurative of healing national defects and hurts, accusative of person, Ezekiel 34:14; Zechariah 11:16; work at healing, treat (accusative of hurt) Jeremiah 6:14; Jeremiah 8:11 (both עַלנְֿקַלָּה, see [ קָלַל] Niph`al 2), Jeremiah 51:9. Hithpa`el Infinitive construct of purpose, לְהִתְרַמֵּא, literally, in order to get healed, + מִן of wounds 2 Kings 8:29 = 2 Kings 9:15, so "" 2Chronicles 22:6 (read with ᵐ5 מִן for כִּי, compare Be Kau Benz). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance cure, cause to heal, physician, repair, thoroughly, make whole Or raphah {raw-faw'}; a primitive root; properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure -- cure, (cause to) heal, physician, repair, X thoroughly, make whole. See raphah. see HEBREW raphah Forms and Transliterations אֶרְפָּ֔א אֶרְפָּ֖ה אֶרְפָּא֙ אֶרְפָּאֵ֖ךְ ארפא ארפאך ארפה בָּרֹפְאִֽים׃ ברפאים׃ הֵֽרָפֵ֔א הָ֝רֹפֵ֗א הָ֭רֹפֵא הָרֹ֣פְאִ֔ים הָרֹפְאִ֖ים הרפא הרפאים וְאֵ֣רָפֵ֔א וְאֶרְפָּ֖א וְאֶרְפָּאֵ֑הוּ וְיִרְפָּאֵ֑ם וְיִרְפָּאֵ֑נוּ וְיֵרָֽפְאוּ֙ וְנִרְפָּֽא׃ וְנִרְפּ֥וּ וְרַפֹּ֥א וְרָ֥פָא וְרָפ֑וֹא וַֽיְרַפְּא֞וּ וַיְרַפֵּ֛א וַיְרַפּ֞וּ וַיִּרְפָּ֖א וַיִּרְפָּ֨א וַיֵּרָפ֣וּ וַתִּרְפָּאֵֽנִי׃ וּרְפָאָֽם׃ וּרְפָאתִ֑ים וּרְפָאתִֽיו׃ וארפא וארפאהו וירפא וירפאו וירפאם וירפאנו וירפו ונרפא׃ ונרפו ורפא ורפאם׃ ורפאתיו׃ ורפאתים ורפוא ותרפאני׃ יְרַפֵּ֑א יְרַפֵּֽא׃ יִרְפָּ֥א יִרְפָּֽא׃ יִרְפָּא־ יֵרָפְא֖וּ ירפא ירפא־ ירפא׃ ירפאו כְּרָפְאִ֣י כרפאי לְהִתְרַפֵּ֣א לְהֵרָפֵ֑א לְהֵרָפֵ֖ה לְהֵרָפֵֽא׃ לִרְפֹּ֣א לִרְפּ֔וֹא להרפא להרפא׃ להרפה להתרפא לרפא לרפוא נִרְפָּ֔תָה נִרְפָּ֖א נִרְפָּ֥א נִרְפָּא־ נרפא נרפא־ נרפתה רְפָ֖ה רְפָ֥א רְפָאֵ֤נִי רְפָאֵ֥נִי רְפָאָ֥ה רְפָאתִֽים׃ רִפִּ֙אתִי֙ רִפֵּאתֶ֗ם רִפִּ֣ינוּ רֹ֣פֶא רֹפְאֵ֖י רֹפְאֶֽךָ׃ רֹפֵ֖א רפא רפאה רפאי רפאך׃ רפאני רפאתי רפאתים׃ רפאתם רפה רפינו תִּרְפֶּֽינָה׃ תֵּרָֽפְאוּ֙ תֵּרָפֵֽא׃ תרפא׃ תרפאו תרפינה׃ ’er·pā ’er·pā·’êḵ ’er·pāh ’erpā ’erpā’êḵ ’erpāh bā·rō·p̄ə·’îm barofeIm bārōp̄ə’îm erPa erpaEch erPah hā·rō·p̄ê hā·rō·p̄ə·’îm haroFe haRofeIm hārōp̄ê hārōp̄ə’îm hê·rā·p̄ê heraFe hêrāp̄ê kə·rā·p̄ə·’î kerafeI kərāp̄ə’î lə·hê·rā·p̄ê lə·hê·rā·p̄êh lə·hiṯ·rap·pê leheraFe ləhêrāp̄ê leheraPeh ləhêrāp̄êh lehitrapPe ləhiṯrappê lir·pō lir·pō·w lirPo lirpō lirpōw nir·pā nir·pā- nir·pā·ṯāh nirPa nirpā nirpā- nirPatah nirpāṯāh rə·p̄ā rə·p̄ā·’āh rə·p̄ā·’ê·nî rə·p̄ā·ṯîm rə·p̄āh reFa refaAh refaEni reFah refaTim rəp̄ā rəp̄ā’āh rəp̄ā’ênî rəp̄āh rəp̄āṯîm rip·pê·ṯem rip·pî·nū rip·pi·ṯî rippeTem rippêṯem ripPinu rippînū ripPiti rippiṯî rō·p̄e rō·p̄ê rō·p̄ə·’ê rō·p̄ə·’e·ḵā Rofe rofeEcha rofeEi rōp̄e rōp̄ê rōp̄ə’ê rōp̄ə’eḵā tê·rā·p̄ê tê·rā·p̄ə·’ū teraFe terafeU têrāp̄ê têrāp̄ə’ū tir·pe·nāh tirPeinah tirpenāh ū·rə·p̄ā·’ām ū·rə·p̄ā·ṯîm ū·rə·p̄ā·ṯîw urefaAm urefaTim urefaTiv ūrəp̄ā’ām ūrəp̄āṯîm ūrəp̄āṯîw vaiyeraFu vaiyirPa vattirpaEni vayrapPe vayrappeU vayrapPu veEraFe veerPa veerpaEhu venirPa venirPu veRafa veraFo verapPo veyerafeU veyirpaEm veyirpaEnu wat·tir·pā·’ê·nî wattirpā’ênî way·rap·pê way·rap·pə·’ū way·rap·pū way·yê·rā·p̄ū way·yir·pā wayrappê wayrappə’ū wayrappū wayyêrāp̄ū wayyirpā wə’êrāp̄ê wə’erpā wə’erpā’êhū wə·’ê·rā·p̄ê wə·’er·pā wə·’er·pā·’ê·hū wə·nir·pā wə·nir·pū wə·rā·p̄ā wə·rā·p̄ō·w wə·rap·pō wə·yê·rā·p̄ə·’ū wə·yir·pā·’ê·nū wə·yir·pā·’êm wənirpā wənirpū wərāp̄ā wərāp̄ōw wərappō wəyêrāp̄ə’ū wəyirpā’êm wəyirpā’ênū yê·rā·p̄ə·’ū yə·rap·pê yerafeU yêrāp̄ə’ū yerapPe yərappê yir·pā yir·pā- yirPa yirpā yirpā- Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 20:17 HEB: אֶל־ הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיִּרְפָּ֨א אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶת־ NAS: and God healed Abimelech KJV: and God healed Abimelech, INT: to God healed and God Abimelech Genesis 50:2 HEB: עֲבָדָיו֙ אֶת־ הָרֹ֣פְאִ֔ים לַחֲנֹ֖ט אֶת־ NAS: his servants the physicians to embalm KJV: his servants the physicians to embalm INT: Joseph his servants the physicians to embalm his father Genesis 50:2 HEB: אָבִ֑יו וַיַּחַנְט֥וּ הָרֹפְאִ֖ים אֶת־ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ NAS: his father. So the physicians embalmed KJV: his father: and the physicians embalmed INT: his father embalmed the physicians Israel Exodus 15:26 HEB: אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה רֹפְאֶֽךָ׃ ס NAS: for I, the LORD, am your healer. KJV: for I [am] the LORD that healeth thee. INT: I the LORD am your healer Exodus 21:19 HEB: שִׁבְתּ֛וֹ יִתֵּ֖ן וְרַפֹּ֥א יְרַפֵּֽא׃ ס NAS: for his loss of time, and shall take care of him until he is completely healed. KJV: [for] the loss of his time, and shall cause [him] to be thoroughly healed. INT: his loss pay and shall take care Exodus 21:19 HEB: יִתֵּ֖ן וְרַפֹּ֥א יְרַפֵּֽא׃ ס NAS: and shall take care of him until he is completely healed. KJV: and shall cause [him] to be thoroughly healed. INT: pay and shall take care Leviticus 13:18 HEB: בְעֹר֖וֹ שְׁחִ֑ין וְנִרְפָּֽא׃ NAS: a boil on its skin and it is healed, KJV: thereof, was a boil, and is healed, INT: skin A boil is healed Leviticus 13:37 HEB: צָֽמַח־ בּ֛וֹ נִרְפָּ֥א הַנֶּ֖תֶק טָה֣וֹר NAS: in it, the scale has healed, he is clean; KJV: up therein; the scall is healed, he [is] clean: INT: and black has grown has healed the scale is clean Leviticus 14:3 HEB: הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְהִנֵּ֛ה נִרְפָּ֥א נֶֽגַע־ הַצָּרַ֖עַת NAS: of leprosy has been healed in the leper, KJV: of leprosy be healed in the leper; INT: the priest and if has been healed the infection of leprosy Leviticus 14:48 HEB: הַבַּ֔יִת כִּ֥י נִרְפָּ֖א הַנָּֽגַע׃ NAS: because the mark has not reappeared. KJV: clean, because the plague is healed. INT: the house because reappeared the mark Numbers 12:13 HEB: אֵ֕ל נָ֛א רְפָ֥א נָ֖א לָֽהּ׃ NAS: saying, O God, heal her, I pray! KJV: saying, Heal her now, O God, INT: God pray heal pray Deuteronomy 28:27 HEB: לֹא־ תוּכַ֖ל לְהֵרָפֵֽא׃ NAS: from which you cannot be healed. KJV: whereof thou canst not be healed. INT: not canst be healed Deuteronomy 28:35 HEB: לֹא־ תוּכַ֖ל לְהֵרָפֵ֑א מִכַּ֥ף רַגְלְךָ֖ NAS: you cannot be healed, from the sole KJV: that cannot be healed, from the sole INT: not cannot be healed the sole of your foot Deuteronomy 32:39 HEB: מָחַ֙צְתִּי֙ וַאֲנִ֣י אֶרְפָּ֔א וְאֵ֥ין מִיָּדִ֖י NAS: I have wounded and it is I who heal, And there is no one KJV: I wound, and I heal: neither [is there any] that can deliver INT: have wounded I heal is no my hand 1 Samuel 6:3 HEB: אָשָׁ֑ם אָ֤ז תֵּרָֽפְאוּ֙ וְנוֹדַ֣ע לָכֶ֔ם NAS: Then you will be healed and it will be known KJV: him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known INT: A guilt Then will be healed will be known why 1 Kings 18:30 HEB: הָעָ֖ם אֵלָ֑יו וַיְרַפֵּ֛א אֶת־ מִזְבַּ֥ח NAS: came near to him. And he repaired the altar KJV: came near unto him. And he repaired the altar INT: the people to him repaired the altar of the LORD 2 Kings 2:21 HEB: אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה רִפִּ֙אתִי֙ לַמַּ֣יִם הָאֵ֔לֶּה NAS: the LORD, I have purified these KJV: the LORD, I have healed these waters; INT: says the LORD have purified waters these 2 Kings 2:22 HEB: וַיֵּרָפ֣וּ הַמַּ֔יִם עַ֖ד NAS: So the waters have been purified to this KJV: So the waters were healed unto this day, INT: have been purified the waters against 2 Kings 8:29 HEB: יוֹרָ֨ם הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לְהִתְרַפֵּ֣א בְיִזְרְעֶ֗אל מִן־ NAS: returned to be healed in Jezreel KJV: went back to be healed in Jezreel INT: Joram King to be healed Jezreel at 2 Kings 9:15 HEB: יְהוֹרָ֨ם הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לְהִתְרַפֵּ֣א בִיְזְרְעֶ֗אל מִן־ NAS: to Jezreel to be healed of the wounds KJV: was returned to be healed in Jezreel INT: Joram King to be healed to Jezreel at 2 Kings 20:5 HEB: דִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָ הִנְנִי֙ רֹ֣פֶא לָ֔ךְ בַּיּוֹם֙ NAS: behold, I will heal you. On the third KJV: thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third INT: your tears behold will heal day the third 2 Kings 20:8 HEB: א֔וֹת כִּֽי־ יִרְפָּ֥א יְהוָ֖ה לִ֑י NAS: that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go KJV: that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up INT: will be the sign for will heal the LORD shall go 2 Chronicles 7:14 HEB: וְאֶסְלַח֙ לְחַטָּאתָ֔ם וְאֶרְפָּ֖א אֶת־ אַרְצָֽם׃ NAS: their sin and will heal their land. KJV: their sin, and will heal their land. INT: will forgive their sin and will heal their land 2 Chronicles 16:12 HEB: יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֖י בָּרֹפְאִֽים׃ NAS: the LORD, but the physicians. KJV: not to the LORD, but to the physicians. INT: the LORD but the physicians 2 Chronicles 22:6 HEB: וַיָּ֜שָׁב לְהִתְרַפֵּ֣א בְיִזְרְעֶ֗אל כִּ֤י NAS: So he returned to be healed in Jezreel KJV: And he returned to be healed in Jezreel INT: returned to be healed Jezreel because 67 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 7495 67 Occurrences bā·rō·p̄ə·’îm — 1 Occ. ’er·pā — 2 Occ. ’er·pā·’êḵ — 1 Occ. ’er·pāh — 1 Occ. hā·rō·p̄ê — 2 Occ. hā·rō·p̄ə·’îm — 2 Occ. hê·rā·p̄ê — 1 Occ. kə·rā·p̄ə·’î — 1 Occ. lə·hê·rā·p̄ê — 2 Occ. lə·hê·rā·p̄êh — 1 Occ. lə·hiṯ·rap·pê — 3 Occ. lir·pō·w — 2 Occ. nir·pā — 4 Occ. nir·pā·ṯāh — 1 Occ. rə·p̄ā — 1 Occ. rə·p̄ā·’āh — 1 Occ. rə·p̄ā·’ê·nî — 2 Occ. rə·p̄āh — 1 Occ. rə·p̄ā·ṯîm — 1 Occ. rip·pê·ṯem — 1 Occ. rip·pî·nū — 1 Occ. rip·pi·ṯî — 1 Occ. rō·p̄e — 2 Occ. rō·p̄ə·’e·ḵā — 1 Occ. rō·p̄ə·’ê — 1 Occ. tê·rā·p̄ê — 1 Occ. tê·rā·p̄ə·’ū — 1 Occ. tir·pe·nāh — 1 Occ. ū·rə·p̄ā·’ām — 1 Occ. ū·rə·p̄ā·ṯîm — 1 Occ. ū·rə·p̄ā·ṯîw — 1 Occ. way·yê·rā·p̄ū — 1 Occ. way·yir·pā — 2 Occ. wat·tir·pā·’ê·nî — 1 Occ. way·rap·pê — 1 Occ. way·rap·pə·’ū — 1 Occ. way·rap·pū — 1 Occ. wə·’ê·rā·p̄ê — 1 Occ. wə·’er·pā — 1 Occ. wə·’er·pā·’ê·hū — 1 Occ. wə·nir·pā — 1 Occ. wə·nir·pū — 1 Occ. wə·rā·p̄ā — 1 Occ. wə·rā·p̄ō·w — 1 Occ. wə·rap·pō — 1 Occ. wə·yê·rā·p̄ə·’ū — 1 Occ. wə·yir·pā·’êm — 1 Occ. wə·yir·pā·’ê·nū — 1 Occ. yê·rā·p̄ə·’ū — 1 Occ. yə·rap·pê — 2 Occ. yir·pā — 3 Occ.