H7495Hebrewʾerpāʾ

רָפָא

properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure

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Old Testament
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New Testament

Strong’s Definition

properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure

Etymology & Derivation

or רָפָה; a primitive root;

KJV Usage

cure, (cause to) heal, physician, repair, [idiom] thoroughly, make whole. See H7503 (רָפָה).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

  • 1.to heal, make healthful
  • 2.(qal) to heal
  • 3.(niphal) to be healed
  • 4.(piel) to heal
  • 5.(hithpael) in order to get healed (infinitive)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: râphâʼ; Pronunciation: raw-faw'

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