What does מַרְפֵּא · καρδία · εἰρήνη mean in the Bible?
מַרְפֵּא · καρδία · εἰρήνη is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a calm, healing, or tranquil heart".
Hebrew · H4832, G2588, G1515
לֵב מַרְפֵּא
Properly, curative , i.e. literally (concretely) a medicine , or (abstractly) a cure ; figuratively (concretely) deliverance , or (abstractly) placidity · heart · peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity
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מַרְפֵּא H4832 properly, curative , i.e. literally (concretely) a medicine , or (abstractly) a cure ; figuratively (concretely) deliverance , or (abstractly) placidity
Pronunciation marĕpēʾ
Healing as restoration—moving from physical medicine to spiritual deliverance and inner peace
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καρδία G2588 heart
Pronunciation kardía
Seat of the whole inner person—thought, emotion, will, and moral condition, not mere feeling
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εἰρήνη G1515 peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity
Pronunciation eirḗnē
Wholeness and security under God's rule, not merely absence of conflict or war
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What does לֵב מַרְפֵּא (lev marpe) mean in the Bible?
מַרְפֵּא · καρδία · εἰρήνη is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a calm, healing, or tranquil heart".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4832, G2588, G1515?
H4832, G2588, G1515 is connected to 16 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a calm, healing, or tranquil heart
Strong's H4832, G2588, G1515
Lexical occurrences 16 verses Source Gloss
a calm, healing, or tranquil heart
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
לֵב מַרְפֵּא is built from this root:
Sources
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