Original: רָפָא

Transliteration: râphâʼ

Phonetic: raw-faw'

Short Definition: Cure

Original: רפה רפא

Transliteration: râphâ' râphâh

Phonetic: raw-faw'

BDB Definition:

1. to heal, make healthful
   1. (Qal) to heal
      1. of God
      2. healer, physician (of men)
      3. of hurts of nations involving restored favour (figuratively)
      4. of individual distresses (figuratively)
   2. (Niphal) to be healed
      1. literal (of persons)
      2. of water, pottery
      3. of national hurts (figuratively)
      4. of personal distress (figuratively)
   3. (Piel) to heal
      1. literal
      2. of national defects or hurts (figuratively)
   4. (Hithpael) in order to get healed (infinitive)

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 2196

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H3416, H4832, H7498, H7499, H7500, H7501, H7505, H7509