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Rephaiah — the meaning of the Hebrew name רְפָיָה

רְפָיָה

Rᵉphâyâh · pronounced ref-aw-yaw' · Strong's H7509 · a man

Rephaiah means Jah has cured.

Built from

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

יָהּ Yâhh (and, H3050) — Jah, the sacred name open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H7495 and H3050; Jah has cured; Rephajah, the name of five Israelites.

First appearance

1Chr 3:21 And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah. (KJV)

Every verse that names Rephaiah

5 occurrences in 5 verses — 1 Chronicles, Nehemiah

1Chr 3:211Chr 4:421Chr 7:21Chr 9:43Neh 3:9

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