H7503Hebrewherep̄
רָפָה
abate, cease, consume, draw (toward evening), fail, (be) faint, be (wax) feeble, forsake, idle, leave, let alone (go, down), (be) slack, stay, be still, be slothful, (be) weak(-en). See H7495 (רָפָא).
46
Total Occurrences
19
Books
46
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1to sink, relax, sink down, let drop, be disheartened
- 2(qal)
- 3(niphal) idle (participle)
- 4(piel) to let drop
- 5(hiphil)
- 6(hithpael) to show oneself slack
Etymology & Derivation
a primitive root;
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: râphâh; Pronunciation: raw-faw'