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Lexicon :: Strong's H7497 - rᵊp̄ā'îm

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רְפָאִים
Transliteration
rᵊp̄ā'îm
Pronunciation
raw-faw'
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Part of Speech
proper gentilic noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From רָפָא (H7495) in the sense of invigorating
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TWOT Reference: 2198d

Strong’s Definitions

רָפָא râphâʼ, raw-faw'; or רָפָה râphâh; from H7495 in the sense of invigorating; a giant:—giant, Rapha, Rephaim(-s). See also H1051.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's H7497 in the following manner: giant (17x), Rephaim (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x
The KJV translates Strong's H7497 in the following manner: giant (17x), Rephaim (8x).

  1. giants, Rephaim

    1. old tribe of giants

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רָפָא râphâʼ, raw-faw'; or רָפָה râphâh; from H7495 in the sense of invigorating; a giant:—giant, Rapha, Rephaim(-s). See also H1051.
STRONGS H7497: Abbreviations
† II. רְפָאִים proper name, of a people old race of giants (perhaps = I. ר׳, as extinct and powerless; see especially WRS in DrDeuteronomy 2:11; or as shadowy, vaguely known, SchwZAW xviii (1898), 127 ff. see also Stal.c.); — ancient inhabitants of Canaan [west of Jordan?], Genesis 15:20; Joshua 17:15 (JE), compare 1 Chronicles 20:4 (see II. רָפָה above); hence עֶמֶמק ר׳, plain south of Jerusalem 2 Samuel 5:18, 22; 2 Samuel 23:13; 1 Chronicles 11:15; 1 Chronicles 14:9; Isaiah 17:5; Joshua 15:8; Joshua 18:16 (P); ר׳ east of Jordan Deuteronomy 2:11 (|| עֲנָקִים; tall, compare Deuteronomy 2:10), Deuteronomy 2:20 (|| id.; tall; = Zamzummim); in Bashan, Genesis 14:5, Og the last of them Deuteronomy 3:11 (of huge size), Joshua 12:4; Joshua 13:12 (D); אֶרֶץ ר׳ Deuteronomy 2:20; Deuteronomy 3:13. Greek Version of the LXX Ραφαειν[μ]; οἱ γίγαντες Genesis 14:5 + 4 times; τῶν Τιτάνων 2 Samuel 5:18, 22 + (LXX of Lucian (Lag.)) 2 Samuel 23:13.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

14:5; 14:5; 15:20

Deuteronomy

2:10; 2:11; 2:11; 2:20; 2:20; 3:11; 3:13

Joshua

12:4; 13:12; 15:8; 17:15; 18:16

2 Samuel

5:18; 5:18; 5:22; 5:22; 23:13; 23:13

1 Chronicles

11:15; 14:9; 20:4

Isaiah

17:5

H7497

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Strong's Number H7497 matches the Hebrew רְפָאִים (rᵊp̄ā'îm),
which occurs 25 times in 24 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:5 - In the fourteenth H702 H6240 year H8141 Chedorlaomer H3540 and the kings H4428 that were with him, came H935 and [fn]defeated H5221 the Rephaim H7497 in Ashteroth-karnaim H6255 and the Zuzim H2104 in Ham H1990 and the Emim H368 in [fn]Shaveh-kiriathaim, H7741

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:20 - and the Hittite H2850 and the Perizzite H6522 and the Rephaim H7497

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:11 - Like the Anakim, H6062 they are also H637 regarded H2803 as Rephaim, H7497 but the Moabites H4125 call H7121 them Emim. H368

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:20 - (It is also H637 regarded H2803 as the land H776 of the Rephaim, H7497 for Rephaim H7497 formerly H6440 lived H3427 in it, but the Ammonites H5984 call H7121 them Zamzummin, H2157

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:11 - (For only H7534 Og H5747 king H4428 of Bashan H1316 was left H7604 of the remnant H3499 of the Rephaim. H7497 Behold, H2009 his [fn]bedstead H6210 was an iron H1270 [fn]bedstead; H6210 it is in Rabbah H7237 of the sons H1121 of Ammon. H5983 Its length H753 was nine H8672 cubits H520 and its width H7341 four H702 cubits H520 [fn]by ordinary H376 cubit.) H520

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:13 - “The rest H3499 of Gilead H1568 and all H3605 Bashan, H1316 the kingdom H4467 of Og, H5747 I gave H5414 to the half-tribe H2677 H7626 of Manasseh, H4519 all H3605 the region H2256 of Argob H709 (concerning all H3605 Bashan, H1316 it is called H7121 the land H776 of Rephaim. H7497

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:4 - and the territory H1366 of Og H5747 king H4428 of Bashan, H1316 one of the remnant H3499 of Rephaim, H7497 who lived H3427 at Ashtaroth H6252 and at Edrei, H154

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:12 - all H3605 the kingdom H4468 of Og H5747 in Bashan, H1316 who H834 reigned H4427 in Ashtaroth H6252 and in Edrei H154 (he alone was left H7604 of the remnant H3499 of the Rephaim); H7497 for Moses H4872 struck H5221 them and dispossessed H3423 them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:8 - Then the border H1366 went H5927 up the valley H1516 of Ben-hinnom H1121 H2011 to the slope H3802 of the Jebusite H2983 on the south H5045 (that is, Jerusalem); H3389 and the border H1366 went H5927 up to the top H7218 of the mountain H2022 which H834 is before H5921 H6440 the valley H1516 of Hinnom H2011 to the west, H3220 which H834 is at the end H7097 of the valley H6010 of Rephaim H7497 toward the north. H6828

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:15 - Joshua H3091 said H559 to them, “If H518 you are a numerous H7227 people, H5971 go H5927 [fn]up to the forest H3293 and [fn]clear H1254 a place for yourself there H8033 in the land H776 of the Perizzites H6522 and of the Rephaim, H7497 since H3588 the hill H2022 country H2022 of Ephraim H669 is too narrow H213 for you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:16 - The border H1366 went H3381 down H3381 to the edge H7097 of the hill H2022 which H834 is in the valley H1516 of Ben-hinnom, H1121 H2011 which H834 is in the valley H6010 of Rephaim H7497 northward; H6828 and it went H3381 down H3381 to the valley H1516 of Hinnom, H2011 to the slope H3802 of the Jebusite H2983 southward, H5045 and went H3381 down H3381 to En-rogel. H5883

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:18 - Now the Philistines H6430 came H935 and spread H5203 themselves out in the valley H6010 of Rephaim. H7497

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:22 - Now the Philistines H6430 came H5927 up once H3254 H5750 again H3254 and spread H5203 themselves out in the valley H6010 of Rephaim. H7497

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:16 - Then Ishbi-benob, H3430 who H834 was among the descendants H3211 of the [fn]giant, H7497 the weight H4948 of whose spear H7013 was three H7969 hundred H3967 shekels of bronze H5178 in weight, H4948 [fn]was girded H2296 with a new H2319 sword, and he [fn]intended H559 to kill H5221 David. H1732

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:18 - Now it came H1961 about after H310 this H3651 that there was war H4421 again H5750 with the Philistines H6430 at Gob; H1359 then H227 Sibbecai H5444 the Hushathite H2843 struck H5221 down H5221 Saph, H5593 who H834 was among the descendants H3211 of the [fn]giant. H7497

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:20 - There was war H4421 at Gath H1661 again, H5750 where there was a man H376 of great stature H4055 who had six H8337 fingers H676 on each hand H3027 and six H8337 toes H676 on each foot, H7272 twenty-four H6242 H702 in number; H4557 and he also H1571 had been born H3205 to the [fn]giant. H7497

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:22 - These H428 four H702 were born H3205 to the [fn]giant H7497 in Gath, H1661 and they fell H5307 by the hand H3027 of David H1732 and by the hand H3027 of his servants. H5650

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:13 - Then three H7969 of the thirty H7970 chief H7218 men H7218 went H3381 down H3381 and came H935 to David H1732 in the harvest H7105 time H7105 to the cave H4631 of Adullam, H5725 while the troop H2416 of the Philistines H6430 was camping H2583 in the valley H6010 of Rephaim. H7497

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:15 - Now three H7969 of the thirty H7970 chief H7218 men H7218 went H3381 down H3381 to the rock H6697 to David, H1732 into the cave H4631 of Adullam, H5725 while the army H4264 of the Philistines H6430 was camping H2583 in the valley H6010 of Rephaim. H7497

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:9 - Now the Philistines H6430 had come H935 and made H6584 a raid H6584 in the valley H6010 of Rephaim. H7497

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:4 - Now it came H1961 about after H310 this, H3651 that war H4421 [fn]broke H5975 out at [fn]Gezer H1507 with the Philistines; H6430 then H227 Sibbecai H5444 the Hushathite H2843 [fn]killed H5221 Sippai, H5598 one of the descendants H3211 of the [fn]giants, H7497 and they were subdued. H3665

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:6 - Again H5750 there was war H4421 at Gath, H1661 where there was a man H376 of great stature H4060 who had twenty-four H6242 H702 fingers H676 and toes, H676 six H8337 fingers on each hand and six H8337 toes on each foot; and he also H1571 was descended H3205 from the giants. H7497

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:8 - These H411 were descended H3205 from the giants H7497 in Gath, H1661 and they fell H5307 by the hand H3027 of David H1732 and by the hand H3027 of his servants. H5650

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:5 - It will be even like the [fn]reaper H622 gathering H7105 the standing H7054 grain, H7054
As his arm H2220 harvests H7114 the ears, H7641
Or it will be like one gleaning H3950 ears H7641 of grain H7641
In the valley H6010 of Rephaim. H7497
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