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'

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