Raphas רָפַשׂ
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| רָפַשׂ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | raphas |
| Strong's number | H7515 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to foul |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Ezekiel (2) |
Raphas (Hebrew רָפַשׂ, Strong's H7515) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to foul”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to stamp, tread, foul by stamping or treading
1a) (Qal) to tread down, foul by treading, foul with the feet
1b) (Niphal) to be fouled
1a) (Qal) to tread down, foul by treading, foul with the feet
1b) (Niphal) to be fouled
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | troubled (1), fouledst (1), foul (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | like a muddied (1), muddying (1), must you also muddy (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Raphas, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Proverbs
- Proverbs 25:26A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 32:2Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers.“Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: ‘You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churning up the waters with your feet and muddying the streams.’
- Ezekiel 34:18Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet?Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of the pasture with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink the clear waters? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet?
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).