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Lexicon :: Strong's H7496 - rᵊp̄ā'îm

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רְפָאִים
Transliteration
rᵊp̄ā'îm
Pronunciation
raw-faw'
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Part of Speech
masculine plural noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From רָפָא (H7495) in the sense of רָפָה (H7503)
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TWOT Reference: 2198c

Strong’s Definitions

רָפָא râphâʼ, raw-faw'; from H7495 in the sense of H7503; properly, lax, i.e. (figuratively) a ghost (as dead; in plural only):—dead, deceased.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H7496 in the following manner: dead (7x), deceased (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H7496 in the following manner: dead (7x), deceased (1x).

  1. ghosts of the dead, shades, spirits

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רָפָא râphâʼ, raw-faw'; from H7495 in the sense of H7503; properly, lax, i.e. (figuratively) a ghost (as dead; in plural only):—dead, deceased.
STRONGS H7496: Abbreviations
† I. רְפָאִים noun masculineJob 26:5 plural shades, ghosts (by most connected with above √, as sunken, powerless, ones, StaG. i.420; Phoenician רפאם); — Wisdom Literature and late, name of dead in She'ôl, with article הָר׳ Job 26:5, elsewhere nearly = proper name: ר׳ Isaiah 14:9 (in She’ôl), Isaiah 26:14 (|| מֵתִים), Psalm 88:11 (|| id.), Proverbs 2:18 (|| מָוֶת), Proverbs 9:18 (in עִמְקֵי שְׁאוֺל), קְהַל רְפָאִים Proverbs 21:16; of righteous Israel Isaiah 26:19 earth shall cast forth ר׳ (|| מֵתֶיךָ).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

26:5; 26:5

Psalms

88:11

Proverbs

2:18; 9:18; 21:16

Isaiah

14:9; 26:14; 26:19

H7496

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7496 matches the Hebrew רְפָאִים (rᵊp̄ā'îm),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:5 - Shall giants be born from under the water and the inhabitants thereof?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:10 - (LXX 87:11) Wilt thou work wonders for the dead? or shall [fn]physicians raise them up, that they shall praise thee?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:18 - For she has fixed her house near death, and guided her wheels near Hades with the [fn]giants.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:18 - But he knows that mighty men die by her, and he falls in with a snare of hell.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:16 - A man that wanders out of the way of righteousness, shall rest in the congregation of [fn]giants.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:9 - Hell from beneath is provoked to meet thee: all the great ones that have ruled over the earth have risen up together against thee, they that have raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:14 - But the dead shall not see life, neither shall [fn]physicians by any means raise them up: therefore thou hast brought wrath upon them, and slain them, and hast taken away every male of them. Bring more evils upon them, O Lord;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:19 - The dead shall rise, and they that are in the tombs shall be raised, and they that are in the earth shall rejoice: for [fn]the dew from thee is healing to them: but the land of the ungodly shall perish.
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