רָפָה
ra.pah
- Rapha
- Hā-Rāphā
STEPBible TBESH
Glosses: Rapha
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.21.16;
father of: Goliath (H1555), Ishbi-benob (H3430), Saph (H5593), Lahmi (H3902), huge_man (H4060A); also translated "giant";
Also named: re.pha.im (רְפָאִים "Raphaite" H7497H)
§ giant, Rephah
BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
Glosses: Hā-Rāphā
Root √רפה: רָפָה vb sink relax Qal sink down sink drop , sink relax abate . relax withdraw , Niph idle . Pi let drop . causat.:wings Hiph let drop let go refrain . causat. Hithp hast shewn thyself slack .
רָפָה רָפָא n.pr.m Hā-Rāphā ,as.