Hebrew · H7495, G2390 · unreviewed

Rapha

Properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure · to cure (literally or figuratively)

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רָפָא H7495 properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure

Pronunciation rāpāʾ

Physical restoration through binding or stitching extends metaphorically to spiritual and covenantal healing of broken relationship.

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ἰάομαι G2390 to cure (literally or figuratively)

Pronunciation iáomai

Healing that restores physical or spiritual wholeness; broader than mere symptom relief or treatment.

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What does rapha (rapha) mean in the Bible?

רָפָא · ἰάομαι is a Hebrew word meaning "to heal, restore".

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Meaning

to heal, restore

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 9×

Perfect Isa 53:5 · Lev 13:37 · Lev 14:3 · Lev 14:48 · Jer 51:9 5×

Imperfect 1Sam 6:3 · Ezek 47:11 · Jer 51:8 3×

Infinitive construct Jer 15:18 1×

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 11×

Imperfect 2Kgs 20:8 · Isa 30:26 · Lam 2:13 · Deut 32:39 · Hos 14:5 · Jer 3:22 · Job 5:18 7×

Participle active 2Kgs 20:5 · Jer 8:22 · Job 13:4 3×

Sequential imperfect Num 12:13 1×

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 6×

Perfect Jer 51:9 · 2Kgs 2:21 · Ezek 34:4 4×

Imperfect Exod 21:19 · Zech 11:16 2×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 26 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 12 Perfect 9 Participle 3 Infinitive construct 1 Imperative 1

Stem

Qal 11 Niphal 9 Piel 6

Mood

Indicative/jussive 9 Indicative 9 Indicative/cohortative 3 Imperative 1

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 28 — Paul in Rome: The Kingdom Proclaimed Without Hindrance Matthew 15 — Tradition, the Heart, Gentile Faith, and the Compassionate Bread of the Messiah Matthew 8 — The Authority of Jesus over Uncleanness, Sickness, Discipleship, Storms, and Demons

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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