Rapah רְפָאִים
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| רְפָאִים | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | rapah |
| Strong's number | H7496 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | shade |
| Occurrences | 8 in 8 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (3) |
Rapah (Hebrew רְפָאִים, Strong's H7496) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “shade”. It occurs 8 times in 8 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
ghosts of the dead, shades, spirits
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | dead (7), deceased (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | dead (3), departed spirits (2), do departed spirits (1), spirits of the dead (1), her dead (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Rapah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Job
- Job 26:5Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.The dead tremble— those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them.
Psalms
- Psalm 88:10Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah
Proverbs
- Proverbs 2:18For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.For her house sinks down to death, and her tracks to the departed spirits.
- Proverbs 9:18But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
- Proverbs 21:16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 14:9Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you— all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones.
- Isaiah 26:14They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.The dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them; You have wiped out all memory of them.
- Isaiah 26:19Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).