רִפְאוּת
𐤓𐤐𐤀𐤅𐤕
riphʼûwth
H7500 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
State of being healed, recovery, or restoration to health; the process or result of curing or being made whole, especially in reference to physical or figurative restoration. In most contexts, 'riph'ûwth' denotes either the actual act of healing or its outcome—health and wholeness. It may refer both to physical recovery (from disease or injury) and, by extension, to spiritual or communal restoration.
Semantic Range
healing, cure, restoration, recovery, health, wholeness (physical or figurative); state or process of being made whole
Root / Etymology
From the root רפא (raphaʼ), whose core meaning is 'to heal, restore.' The feminine abstract noun רִפְאוּת (riph'ûwth) is formed by suffixed –וּת, indicating the state or quality of 'healing' or 'being healed.' The root רפא is primarily associated with physical healing but has a wider metaphorical range.
Historical & Contextual Notes
רִפְאוּת occurs infrequently in the Hebrew Bible (notably Prv 3:8 and 4:22), denoting healing, health, or cure. In wisdom literature, it often carries a figurative nuance: the 'healing' or 'health' brought by wisdom, righteousness, or piety, extending the sense beyond medical or physical connotation to include well-being and restoration in a moral or spiritual sense. This term should be distinguished from מַרְפֵּא (marpe), which is more concretely 'healing' or 'remedy.' In later Hebrew, רִפְאוּת continues to refer to health or restoration. English translations often choose 'health,' 'healing,' or 'cure,' but may not convey the full referential scope, especially in texts that use the term in physical, moral, and communal registers. The root can underlie both individual and corporate restoration, particularly in didactic or wisdom settings.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from רָפָא; a cure; health.
Bantu Hebrew
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רפא (r-p-ʾ) — to heal, restore, mend
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H3416 | יִרְפְּאֵל | El Heals |
| H4832 | מַרְפֵּא | healing remedy |
| H7495 | רָפָא | with the healers |
| H7496 | רָפָא | Rephaim giants |
| H7497 | רָפָא | the Rephaite |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H7500-01 |
רִ֭פְאוּת | rifeut | HNcfsa |
healing | healing | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H7500-01 |
Proverbs 3:8 | רִ֭פְאוּת | rifeut | HNcfsa |
healing | healing |