7495 – רָפָא (rafa)

to heal

Type:	Verb Verb   Rootword
Hebrew:	רָפָא (rafa)
Pronunciation:	ra-fa    Listen
Gematria:	281(200 + 80 + 1)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	or רָפָה a primitive root
Usage:	67 times in OT

Description

1) to heal, make healthful
1a) (Qal) to heal
1a1) of God
1a2) healer, physician (of men)
1a3) of hurts of nations involving restored favour (fig)
1a4) of individual distresses (fig)
1b) (Niphal) to be healed
1b1) literal (of persons)
1b2) of water, pottery
1b3) of national hurts (fig)
1b4) of personal distress (fig)
1c) (Piel) to heal
1c1) literal
1c2) of national defects or hurts (fig)
1d) (Hithpael) in order to get healed (infinitive)

Word root

Word with rafa as root:

יִרְפְּאֵל	Jirpeel	H3416	Irpeel
מַרְפֵּא	marpe	H4832	healing
רָפָא	rafa	H7496	shade
רָפָה	rafah	H7497a	giant
רִפְאוּת	rifot	H7500	healing
רְפָאֵל	Refael	H7501	Rephael
רְפָיָה	Refajah	H7509	Rephaiah
תְּרָפִים	terafim	H8655	Teraphim

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word rafa was translated to the following:

ἰάομαι

iaomai

G2390

heal

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