רָפָאrâphâʼ

Meanings

Same root

• רָפָאrâphâʼ · H7495properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure
• רָפָהrâphâh · H7503to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative)

Where it appears

Appears 8 times in the Bible.

• Job 26:5 “The dead tremble— those who live beneath the waters.
• Psalms 88:10 Are your wonderful deeds of any use to the dead? Do the dead rise up and praise you? Interlude
• Proverbs 2:18 Entering her house leads to death; it is the road to the grave.
• Proverbs 9:18 But little do they know that the dead are there. Her guests are in the depths of the grave.
• Proverbs 21:16 The person who strays from common sense will end up in the company of the dead.
• Isaiah 14:9 “In the place of the dead there is excitement over your arrival. The spirits of world leaders and mighty kings long dead stand up to see you.