Hebrew word · H7498

רָפָא

verafa'

Rapha

Appears 2 times in 2 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

What it means

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.37;

son of: Binea (H1150);

brother of: Eleasah (H0501H) and Azel (H0682A); also called Rephaiah at 1Ch.9.43;

Also named: re.pha.yah (רְפָיָה "Rephaiah" H7509K)

§ Rapha = "tall"

1) son of Binea and a descendant of Saul

2) son of Benjamin

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

1 Chronicles · 2

  1. 1 Chronicles 8:2 וְרָפָ֖א and Rapha

    Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

  2. 1 Chronicles 8:37 רָפָ֥ה Raphah

    Moza was the father of Binea. Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.

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