Hebrew word study

רָפָאrâphâʼ — properly, lax, i.e. (figuratively) a ghost (as dead

Pronounced “raw-faw'”

properly, lax, i.e. (figuratively) a ghost (as dead; in plural only)

Translated in the King James as: dead, deceased.

Appears 8 times in Scripture

Origin: from H7495 (רָפָא) in the sense of H7503 (רָפָה);

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Where it appears

Job — 1×
Job 26:5
Psalms — 1×
Psalms 88:10
Proverbs — 3×
Proverbs 2:18Proverbs 9:18Proverbs 21:16
Isaiah — 3×
Isaiah 14:9Isaiah 26:14Isaiah 26:19

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