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Rapha — the meaning of the Hebrew name רָפָא

רָפָא

Râphâʼ · pronounced raw-faw' · Strong's H7498 · a man

Rapha means giant.

Built from

רָפָא râphâʼ (the same as, H7497) — a giant open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or רָפָה; probably the same as H7497; giant; Rapha or Raphah, the name of two Israelites.

First appearance

1Chr 8:2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. (KJV)

Every verse that names Rapha

2 occurrences in 2 verses — 1 Chronicles

1Chr 8:21Chr 8:37

Other people or places called Rapha

Rapha (H7497) — a giant

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