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רְפֻאָה

𐤓𐤐𐤀𐤄

rᵉphuʼâh

H7499 noun

SILEX Entry

Root רפא to heal, restore, cure

Definition

Remedy, healing, or means of restoration to health, most often referring to physical recovery but also to alleviation or cure in general. Indicates both the process and substance involved in healing. In some contexts, can also denote 'health' or the state of being healed.

Semantic Range

remedy, healing, medicine, cure, restoration, means of healing, state of being healed, health

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root רפא, which means 'to heal, restore, cure.' The form רְפֻאָה is a noun likely based on a feminine passive participial construction, indicating the result or instrument of healing. Thus, its lexical meaning is 'remedy' or 'healing.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

רְפֻאָה occurs in the Hebrew Bible in reference to both literal and occasionally figurative healing. While most frequently applied to tangible, bodily healing, in some wisdom literature (e.g., Proverbs) it broadens to include general restoration or improvement—sometimes even of social or moral states. In later Hebrew, especially post-biblical (rabbinic) literature, it becomes a technical term for medicine as a field, as well as for specific remedies. The term does not exclusively refer to medicinal substances ('medicaments'), but can involve any means or process leading to healing. English translations often lack the broader, process-oriented connotation present in Hebrew, tending towards 'medicine' or 'healing' according to context. Contrasts with terms such as מַרְפֵּא (marpeʾ), which usually refers more specifically to 'healing' or 'cure' as an act or result, rather than the medium or state.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

feminine passive participle of רָפָא; a medicament; heal(-ed), medicine.

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Root Family

רפא (r-p-ʾ) — heal, restore, cure

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
H7499-01 רְפֻא֥וֹת refuot HNcfpc healing remedies of 3

Occurrences in Scripture

3 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H7499-01 Jeremiah 30:13 רְפֻא֥וֹת refuot HNcfpc healing medicines remedies of
H7499-01 Jeremiah 46:11 רְפֻא֔וֹת refuot HNcfpa remedies remedies of
H7499-01 Ezekiel 30:21 רְפֻא֜וֹת refuot HNcfpa healing remedies of
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