What does רְפֻאָה (rĕpûʾāh) mean in the Bible?
רְפֻאָה (rĕpûʾāh): Healing substance that bridges physical remedy and divine restoration, emphasizing cure over mere treatment
Hebrew · H7499
רְפֻאָה
A medicament
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רְפֻאָה H7499
Pronunciation rĕpûʾāh
What does רְפֻאָה (rĕpûʾāh) mean in the Bible?
רְפֻאָה (rĕpûʾāh): Healing substance that bridges physical remedy and divine restoration, emphasizing cure over mere treatment
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7499?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include for healing (1), remedies (1), remedy (1).
Where does רְפֻאָה (rĕpûʾāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Jeremiah 30:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (2), Ezekiel (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It for healing 1× Ezekiel 30:21
remedies 1× Jeremiah 46:11
remedy 1× Jeremiah 30:13
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Jeremiah 30:13
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
רְפֻא֥וֹת 1x rə·p̄u·’ō·wṯ Jeremiah 30:13
רְפֻא֔וֹת 1x rə·p̄u·’ō·wṯ Jeremiah 46:11
רְפֻא֜וֹת 1x rə·p̄u·’ō·wṯ Ezekiel 30:21
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural 2x Jeremiah 46:11, Ezekiel 30:21
Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Jeremiah 30:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Healing substance that bridges physical remedy and divine restoration, emphasizing cure over mere treatment
Source Gloss
a medicament
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Healing substance that bridges physical remedy and divine restoration, emphasizing cure over mere treatment
a medicament BDB: remedy Usage: heal(-ed), medicine.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
רְפֻאָה is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain