רָפַשׂrâphas
stamp, tread, foul by stamping, treading
Pronunciation: raw-fas' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7515
Meanings
Niph`al: a fountain befouled. (Proverbs 25:26)
Hithpa`el: stamp oneself down, humble thyself (Proverbs 6:3; Psalms 68:31)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Proverbs 25:26 If the godly give in to the wicked, it’s like polluting a fountain or muddying a spring.
- Ezekiel 32:2 “Son of man, mourn for Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and give him this message: “You think of yourself as a strong young lion among the nations, but you are really just a sea monster, heaving around in your own rivers, stirring up mud with your feet.
- Ezekiel 34:18 Isn’t it enough for you to keep the best of the pastures for yourselves? Must you also trample down the rest? Isn’t it enough for you to drink clear water for yourselves? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet?
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).