Strong’s H7503
רָפָה — râphâh
רָפָה (râphâh, Strong’s H7503) means: to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative).
to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative)
- H7503
- /raw-faw'/
- 46× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- râphâh
- Pronunciation
- raw-faw'
- Occurrences
- 46
Meaning
- Hebrew
- רָפָה
- Definition
- to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- King James Version renders it 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).
Words derived from râphâh
- רָפָא râphâʼH7496 · lax · 8×
- רָפֶה râphehH7504 · slack · 4×
- רִפְיוֹן riphyôwnH7510 · slackness · 1×
- רֶפֶת rephethH7517 · a stall for cattle · 1×
Where it appears
The first verses that use râphâh (46 times in all).
Sources
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