Rapha — the meaning of the Hebrew name רָפָא

רָפָא

râphâʼ · pronounced raw-faw' · Strong's H7497 · a man · also spelled Rephaim

Rapha means a giant.

Built from

רָפָא râphâʼ (from, H7495) — properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure open in the lexicon ›

בֵּית רָפָא Bêyth Râphâʼ (see also, H1051) — house of (the) giant open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or רָפָה; from H7495 in the sense of invigorating; a giant.

First appearance

Gen 14:5 And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim, (KJV)

Every verse that names Rapha

24 occurrences in 24 verses — Genesis, Deuteronomy, Joshua, 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles, Isaiah

Gen 14:5Gen 15:20Deut 2:11Deut 2:20Deut 3:11Deut 3:13Josh 12:4Josh 13:12Josh 15:8Josh 17:15Josh 18:162Sam 5:182Sam 5:222Sam 21:162Sam 21:182Sam 21:202Sam 21:222Sam 23:131Chr 11:151Chr 14:91Chr 20:41Chr 20:61Chr 20:8Isa 17:5

Other people or places called Rapha

Rapha (H7498) — giant

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