Hebrew word study
רָפָהrâphâh — to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative)
Pronounced “raw-faw'”
to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative)
Translated in the King James as: abate, cease, consume, draw (toward evening), fail, (be) faint, be (wax) feeble, forsake, idle, leave, let alone (go, down), (be) slack, stay, be still, be slothful, (be) weak(-en). See H7495 (רָפָא).
Appears 46 times in Scripture
Origin: a primitive root;
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Exodus — 4×
Deuteronomy — 4×
Joshua — 3×
Judges — 3×
1 Samuel — 2×
2 Samuel — 2×
2 Kings — 1×
1 Chronicles — 2×
2 Chronicles — 1×
Ezra — 1×
Nehemiah — 2×
Psalms — 3×
Proverbs — 3×
Song of Solomon — 1×
Isaiah — 2×
Ezekiel — 4×
Zephaniah — 1×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.