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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)
Dictionary Aids

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 Box Job 26:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:5 - “The dead are in deep anguish, those beneath the waters and all that live in them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 88:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:10 - Do you show your wonders to the dead? Do their spirits rise up and praise you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:18 - Surely her house leads down to death and her paths to the spirits of the dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:18 - But little do they know that the dead are there, that her guests are deep in the realm of the dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:16 - Whoever strays from the path of prudence comes to rest in the company of the dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:9 - The realm of the dead below is all astir to meet you at your coming; it rouses the spirits of the departed to greet you— all those who were leaders in the world; it makes them rise from their thrones— all those who were kings over the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:14 - They are now dead, they live no more; their spirits do not rise. You punished them and brought them to ruin; you wiped out all memory of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:19 - But your dead will live, LORD; their bodies will rise— let those who dwell in the dust wake up and shout for joy— your dew is like the dew of the morning; the earth will give birth to her dead.
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