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Lexicon :: Strong's H7495 - rāp̄ā'

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רָפָא
Transliteration
rāp̄ā'
Pronunciation
raw-faw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2196

Strong’s Definitions

רָפָא râphâʼ, raw-faw'; or רָפָה râphâh; a primitive root; properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure:—cure, (cause to) heal, physician, repair, × thoroughly, make whole. See H7503.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 67x

The KJV translates Strong's H7495 in the following manner: heal (57x), physician (5x), cure (1x), repaired (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 67x
The KJV translates Strong's H7495 in the following manner: heal (57x), physician (5x), cure (1x), repaired (1x), miscellaneous (3x).
  1. to heal, make healthful

    1. (Qal) to heal

      1. of God

      2. healer, physician (of men)

      3. of hurts of nations involving restored favour (fig)

      4. of individual distresses (fig)

    2. (Niphal) to be healed

      1. literal (of persons)

      2. of water, pottery

      3. of national hurts (fig)

      4. of personal distress (fig)

    3. (Piel) to heal

      1. literal

      2. of national defects or hurts (fig)

    4. (Hithpael) in order to get healed (infinitive)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רָפָא râphâʼ, raw-faw'; or רָפָה râphâh; a primitive root; properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure:—cure, (cause to) heal, physician, repair, × thoroughly, make whole. See H7503.
STRONGS H7495: Abbreviations
רָפָא verb heal (Late Hebrew in derivatives; Phoenician רפא, Syriac bdb095006 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 bdb095007 (and bdb095008) darn, mend, repair, pacify; Ethiopic bdb095009 stitch together, mend; compare KüchenmeisterZWiss. Th. xxx (1887), 257 ff.); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular consecutive וְר׳ Isaiah 6:10, suffix וּרְפָאָם Isaiah 19:22, 1st person singular suffix consecutive וּרְפָאתִיו Isaiah 57:19, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִרְפָּא 2 Kings 20:8 +, suffix יִרְפָּאֵנוּ Hosea 6:1, 1st person singular אֶרְפָּא Hosea 14:5 +, אֶרְפָּה (Ges§ 75 pp) Jeremiah 3:22; 3rd person feminine plural תִּרְפֶּינָה (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 לִרְפֹּא 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) 2 Chronicles 16:12.
2. figurative, heal hurts of nation, involving י׳'s (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 עַם 2 Chronicles 30:20, with accusative אֶרֶץ 2 Chronicles 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. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נּרְפָּא Leviticus 13:37 +, 3rd person feminine singular נִרְפָּ֑תָה (Ges§ 75 qq) Jeremiah 51:9; 3rd person plural וְנִרְפּאוּ consecutive Ezekiel 47:8; Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular תֵּרָפֵא Jeremiah 51:8; 3rd person masculine 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 י׳'s blessing, impersonal with ל of people, נִרְפָּא־לָנוּ 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. Perfect 1st person singular רִפִּאתִי 2 Kings 2:21; 2nd person masculine plural רִפֵּאתֶם Ezekiel 34:4; 1st person plural רִפִּאנוּ Jeremiah 51:9; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְרַפֵּא Exodus 21:19; Zechariah 11:16, וַיְרַפֵּא 1 Kings 18:30; 3rd person masculine plural וַיְרַפְּאוּ Jeremiah 6:14, וַיְרַפּוּ (Ges§ 75 qq) Jeremiah 8:11; Infinitive absolute רַפֹּא Exodus 21:19; — have healed, heal, usually human subject:
1. literal, יְרַפֵּא רַפֹּא 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. 2), Jeremiah 51:9.
Hithp. Infinitive construct of purpose, לְהִתְרַפֵּא, literally, in order to get healed, + מִן of wounds 2 Kings 8:29 = 2 Kings 9:15, so || 2 Chronicles 22:6 (read with Greek Version of the LXX מִן for כִּי, compare Be Kau Benz).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

20:17; 50:2

Exodus

15:26; 21:19; 21:19; 21:19

Leviticus

13:18; 13:37; 13:37; 14:3; 14:48

Numbers

12:13; 12:13

Deuteronomy

28:27; 28:35; 32:39

1 Samuel

6:3

1 Kings

18:30; 18:30

2 Kings

2:21; 2:21; 2:22; 2:22; 8:29; 9:15; 20:5; 20:5; 20:8; 20:8

2 Chronicles

7:14; 16:12; 22:6; 30:20

Job

5:18; 5:18; 13:4

Psalms

6:3; 30:3; 41:5; 60:4; 60:4; 103:3; 107:20; 147:3

Ecclesiastes

3:3

Isaiah

6:10; 6:10; 19:22; 19:22; 19:22; 19:22; 30:26; 53:5; 57:18; 57:19; 57:19; 61:3

Jeremiah

3:22; 3:22; 6:14; 6:14; 8:11; 8:11; 8:22; 15:18; 15:18; 17:14; 17:14; 19:11; 19:11; 30:17; 33:6; 41:5; 51:8; 51:8; 51:9; 51:9; 51:9; 51:9

Lamentations

2:13

Ezekiel

34:4; 34:14; 47:8; 47:8; 47:9; 47:9; 47:11; 47:11

Hosea

5:13; 5:13; 6:1; 6:1; 7:1; 11:3; 14:5; 14:5

Zechariah

11:16; 11:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7495 matches the Hebrew רָפָא (rāp̄ā'),
which occurs 69 times in 62 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 20:17–Jer 51:8)

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:17 -

Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves so that they could bear children,

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:2 -

He commanded his servants who were physicians to embalm his father. So they embalmed Israel.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:26 -

He said, “If you will carefully obey the LORD your God, do what is right in his sight, pay attention to his commands, and keep all his statutes, I will not inflict any illnesses on you that I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:19 -

“if he can later get up and walk around outside leaning on his staff, then the one who struck him will be exempt from punishment. Nevertheless, he must pay for his lost work time[fn] and provide for his complete recovery.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:18 -

“When a boil appears on the skin of someone’s body and it heals,

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:37 -

“But if as far as he can see, the scaly outbreak remains unchanged and black hair has grown in it, then it has healed; he is clean. The priest is to pronounce the person clean.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:3 -

“who will go outside the camp and examine him. If the skin disease has disappeared from the afflicted person,[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:48 -

“But when the priest comes and examines it, if the contamination has not spread in the house after it was replastered, he is to pronounce the house clean because the contamination has disappeared.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:13 -

Then Moses cried out to the LORD, “God, please heal her! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:27 -

“The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, tumors, a festering rash, and scabies, from which you cannot be cured.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:35 -

“The LORD will afflict you with painful and incurable boils on your knees and thighs ​— ​from the sole of your foot to the top of your head.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:39 -

“See now that I alone am he;

there is no God but me.

I bring death and I give life;

I wound and I heal.

No one can rescue anyone from my power.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:3 -

They replied, “If you send the ark of Israel’s God away, do not send it without an offering. Send back a guilt offering to him, and you will be healed. Then the reason his hand hasn’t been removed from you will be revealed.”[fn]

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:30 -

Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near me.” So all the people approached him. Then he repaired the LORD’s altar that had been torn down:

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:21 -

Elisha went out to the spring, threw salt in it, and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘I have healed this water. No longer will death or unfruitfulness result from it.’ ”

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:22 -

Therefore, the water still remains healthy today according to the word that Elisha spoke.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:29 -

So King Joram returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds that the Arameans had inflicted on him in Ramoth-gilead[fn] when he fought against Aram’s King Hazael. Then Judah’s King Ahaziah son of Jehoram went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab since Joram was ill.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:15 -

But King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds that the Arameans had inflicted on him when he fought against Aram’s King Hazael. Jehu said, “If you commanders wish to make me king,[fn] then don’t let anyone escape from the city to go tell about it in Jezreel.”

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:5 -

“Go back and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people, ‘This is what the LORD God of your ancestor David says: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I will heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the LORD’s temple.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:8 -

Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, “What is the sign that the LORD will heal me and that I will go up to the LORD’s temple on the third day? ”

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:14 -

and my people, who bear my name, humble themselves, pray and seek my face, and turn from their evil ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:12 -

In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa developed a disease in his feet, and his disease became increasingly severe. Yet even in his disease he didn’t seek the LORD but only the physicians.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 22:6 -

so he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they inflicted on him in Ramoth-gilead[fn] when he fought against King Hazael of Aram. Then Judah’s King Ahaziah[fn] son of Jehoram went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab since Joram was ill.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:20 -

So the LORD heard Hezekiah and healed the people.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:18 -

For he wounds but he also bandages;

he strikes, but his hands also heal.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:4 -

You use lies like plaster;

you are all worthless healers.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:2 -

Be gracious to me, LORD, for I am weak;[fn]

heal me, LORD, for my bones are shaking;

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:2 -

LORD my God,

I cried to you for help, and you healed me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:4 -

I said, “LORD, be gracious to me;

heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:2 -

You have shaken the land and split it open.

Heal its fissures, for it shudders.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:3 -

He forgives all your iniquity;

he heals all your diseases.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:20 -

He sent his word and healed them;

he rescued them from their traps.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:3 -

He heals the brokenhearted

and bandages their wounds.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:3 -

a time to kill and a time to heal;

a time to tear down and a time to build;

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 6:10 -

Make the minds[fn] of these people dull;

deafen their ears and blind their eyes;

otherwise they might see with their eyes

and hear with their ears,

understand with their minds,

turn back, and be healed.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:22 -

The LORD will strike Egypt, striking and healing. Then they will turn to the LORD, and he will be receptive to their prayers and heal them.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:26 -

The moonlight will be as bright as the sunlight, and the sunlight will be seven times brighter ​— ​like the light of seven days ​— ​on the day that the LORD bandages his people’s injuries and heals the wounds he inflicted.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:5 -

But he was pierced because of our rebellion,

crushed because of our iniquities;

punishment for our peace was on him,

and we are healed by his wounds.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:18 -

“I have seen his ways, but I will heal him;

I will lead him and restore comfort

to him and his mourners,

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:19 -

“creating words of praise.”[fn]

The LORD says,

“Peace, peace to the one who is far or near,

and I will heal him.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:22 -

Return, you faithless children.

I will heal your unfaithfulness.

“Here we are, coming to you,

for you are the LORD our God.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:14 -

They have treated my people’s brokenness superficially,

claiming, “Peace, peace,”

when there is no peace.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:11 -

“They have treated the brokenness

of my dear[fn] people superficially,

claiming, ‘Peace, peace,’

when there is no peace.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:22 -

Is there no balm in Gilead?

Is there no physician there?

So why has the healing of my dear people

not come about?

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:18 -

Why has my pain become unending,

my wound incurable,

refusing to be healed?

You truly have become like a mirage to me —

water that is not reliable.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:14 -

Heal me, LORD, and I will be healed;

save me, and I will be saved,

for you are my praise.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:11 -

“and you are to proclaim to them, ‘This is what the LORD of Armies says: I will shatter these people and this city, like one shatters a potter’s jar that can never again be mended. They will bury the dead in Topheth because there is no other place for burials.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:17 -

But I will bring you health

and will heal you of your wounds —

this is the LORD’s declaration —

for they call you Outcast,

Zion whom no one cares about.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:6 -

“Yet I will certainly bring health and healing to it and will indeed heal them. I will let them experience the abundance[fn] of true peace.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:8 -

Suddenly Babylon fell and was shattered.

Wail for her;

get balm for her wound —

perhaps she can be healed.


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