Raphu — the meaning of the Hebrew name רָפוּא

רָפוּא

Râphûwʼ · pronounced raw-foo' · Strong's H7505 · a man

Raphu means cured.

Built from

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

passive participle of H7495; cured; Raphu, an Israelite.

Num 13:9 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu. (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Numbers

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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