רָפה verb sink, relax (Late Hebrew
id., so Aramaic
רפא (derived species), Zinjirli
רפה Aph`el,
; Arabic
an easy life is perhaps akin); —
Qal Perfect3masculine singular Judges 19:9 (yet see below); 3 feminine singular רָֽפִ֑תָה Judges 8:3; Jeremiah 49:24, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יִרְמֶּה Isaiah 5:24, וַיִּרֶף Exodus 4:26 (see below), etc.; —
1 sink down, of hay in flame Isaiah 5:24; sink, decline, of day Judges 19:9 (si vera lectio; ᵐ5L κέκλικεν, GFM נָטָה [but how explain the difficult רפה?]). Usu.
2 sink, drop (of wings, see
Pi`el), of hands, with מִן Nehemiah 6:9 their hands will drop from the work (in fear); elsewhere absolute figurative = lose heart, energy, 2 Samuel 4:1; Isaiah 13:7; Jeremiah 6:24; Jeremiah 50:43; Ezekiel 7:17; Ezekiel 21:12; Zephaniah 3:16; יָרַיִם omitted Jeremiah 49:24.
3 sink, relax, abate, of temper Judges 8:3 (+ מֵעַל person).
4 relax, withdraw, subject ׳י, מִן person Exodus 4:26 (J), i.e. let one alone (but read perhaps וַיֶרֶף, see Hiph`il).
Niph`al Participle plural נִרְמִּים idle Exodus 5:8,17 (J).
Pi`el Perfect3masculine singular רִמָּה Job 12:21; Imperfect3feminine plural תְּרַמֶּינָה Ezekiel 1:24,25; Participle מְרַמֵּא (Ges§ 75rr) Jeremiah 38:4; plural מְמִַּים Ezra 4:4; — causative: let wings drop Ezekiel 1:24,25 (read
Qal, כנפיהם subject, ᵐ5 Co Toy Krae and others, who strike out in Ezekiel 1:25); loosen and let drop, girdle of mighty, figurative for weaken them Job 12:21; with accusative hands, figurative for enfeeble, dishearten Jeremiah 38:4; Ezra 4:4.
Hiph`il Imperfect, 3 masculine singular suffix יַרְמְּךָ Deuteronomy 4:31 +; jussive 2 masculine singular תֶּ֫רֶף Joshua 10:6 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular הַרְמֵּה Judges 11:37; 2 Kings 4:27; הֶֶ֫רֶךָ Deuteronomy 9:14 +; masculine plural הַרְמּוּ Psalm 46:11; — causative,
1 let drop, the hand 2 Samuel 24:16 = 1 Chronicles 21:15; figurative, + מִן person, = abandon, Joshua 10:6 (JE); perhaps also (יָד omitted) = relax, refrain Exodus 4:26 (reading וַיֶרֶף, see
Qal); accusative of thing, = abandon, forsake, Nehemiah 6:3, so (subject ׳י) Psalm 138:8; subject ׳י, with accusative of person, Deuteronomy 4:31; Deuteronomy 31:6,8; Joshua 1:5 (D), 1 Chronicles 28:20.
2 let go, suffix person, Songs 3:4 (opposed to אחז); figurative, accusative (omitted) מוּסָר, Proverbs 4:13 (opposed to החזיק), צְדָקָה Job 27:6 (opposed to id.).
3 refrain, with מִן person, = let one alone Judges 11:37; Deuteronomy 9:14, מִן of anger Psalm 37:8; with ל person 1 Samuel 11:3; 2 Kings 4:27; accusative of person Job 7:19; absolute let alone, i.e. do nothing, be quiet, 1 Samuel 15:16; Psalm 46:11 (compare Weir in Dr1Samuel 15:16). — Jeremiah 3:22; Job 5:18; Psalm 60:4 see רָפָא.
Hithpa`el Perfect2masculine singular הִתְרַמִּיתָ Proverbs 24:10 hast shewn thyself slack; Participle מִתְרַמֶּה Proverbs 18:9 one shewing himself slack, plural מִתְרַמִּים Joshua 18:3. — See also רָפָא heal.
Strong's Hebrew: 7503. רָפָה (raphah) — 46 Occurrences
Exodus 4:26
HEB: וַיִּ֖רֶף מִמֶּ֑נּוּ אָ֚ז
NAS: So He let him alone. At that time
KJV: So he let him go: then she said,
INT: let that time
Exodus 5:8
HEB: מִמֶּ֑נּוּ כִּֽי־ נִרְפִּ֣ים הֵ֔ם עַל־
NAS: of it. Because they are lazy, therefore
KJV: upon them; ye shall not diminish [ought] thereof: for they [be] idle; therefore they cry,
INT: any Because are lazy like and
Exodus 5:17
HEB: וַיֹּ֛אמֶר נִרְפִּ֥ים אַתֶּ֖ם נִרְפִּ֑ים
NAS: But he said, You are lazy, [very] lazy;
KJV: But he said, Ye [are] idle, [ye are] idle:
INT: said are lazy you lazy
Exodus 5:17
HEB: נִרְפִּ֥ים אַתֶּ֖ם נִרְפִּ֑ים עַל־ כֵּן֙
NAS: You are lazy, [very] lazy; therefore
KJV: Ye [are] idle, [ye are] idle: therefore ye say,
INT: are lazy you lazy and after that
Deuteronomy 4:31
HEB: אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ לֹ֥א יַרְפְּךָ֖ וְלֹ֣א יַשְׁחִיתֶ֑ךָ
NAS: God; He will not fail you nor
KJV: God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy
INT: your God nor fail nor destroy
Deuteronomy 9:14
HEB: הֶ֤רֶף מִמֶּ֙נִּי֙ וְאַשְׁמִידֵ֔ם
NAS: Let Me alone, that I may destroy
KJV: Let me alone, that I may destroy
INT: Let than may destroy
Deuteronomy 31:6
HEB: עִמָּ֔ךְ לֹ֥א יַרְפְּךָ֖ וְלֹ֥א יַעַזְבֶֽךָּ׃
NAS: is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake
KJV: he [it is] that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake
INT: with He will not fail or forsake
Deuteronomy 31:8
HEB: עִמָּ֔ךְ לֹ֥א יַרְפְּךָ֖ וְלֹ֣א יַֽעַזְבֶ֑ךָּ
NAS: ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or forsake
KJV: before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake
INT: with He will not fail or forsake
Joshua 1:5
HEB: עִמָּ֔ךְ לֹ֥א אַרְפְּךָ֖ וְלֹ֥א אֶעֶזְבֶֽךָּ׃
NAS: with Moses, I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake
KJV: as I was with Moses, [so] I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake
INT: with No fail No forsake
Joshua 10:6
HEB: לֵאמֹ֔ר אַל־ תֶּ֥רֶף יָדֶ֖יךָ מֵֽעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ
NAS: saying, Do not abandon your servants;
KJV: saying, Slack not thy hand
INT: saying nay Slack hand your servants
Joshua 18:3
HEB: אָ֙נָה֙ אַתֶּ֣ם מִתְרַפִּ֔ים לָבוֹא֙ לָרֶ֣שֶׁת
NAS: long will you put off entering
KJV: of Israel, How long [are] ye slack to go
INT: How will you put entering to take
Judges 8:3
HEB: כָּכֶ֑ם אָ֗ז רָפְתָ֤ה רוּחָם֙ מֵֽעָלָ֔יו
NAS: toward him subsided when he said
KJV: in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said
INT: to do Then subsided their anger and
Judges 11:37
HEB: הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה הַרְפֵּ֨ה מִמֶּ֜נִּי שְׁנַ֣יִם
NAS: thing be done for me; let me alone two
KJV: be done for me: let me alone two
INT: thing this let at two
Judges 19:9
HEB: הִנֵּ֣ה נָא֩ רָפָ֨ה הַיּ֜וֹם לַעֲרֹ֗ב
NAS: the day has drawn to a close;
KJV: unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening,
INT: Behold now has drawn the day to a close
1 Samuel 11:3
HEB: זִקְנֵ֣י יָבֵ֗ישׁ הֶ֤רֶף לָ֙נוּ֙ שִׁבְעַ֣ת
NAS: said to him, Let us alone for seven
KJV: days' respite, that we may send
INT: the elders of Jabesh Let seven days
1 Samuel 15:16
HEB: אֶל־ שָׁא֔וּל הֶ֚רֶף וְאַגִּ֣ידָה לְּךָ֔
NAS: to Saul, Wait, and let me tell
KJV: unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell
INT: to Saul Wait tell what
2 Samuel 4:1
HEB: אַבְנֵר֙ בְּחֶבְר֔וֹן וַיִּרְפּ֖וּ יָדָ֑יו וְכָל־
NAS: in Hebron, he lost courage,
KJV: his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites
INT: Abner Hebron lost his hands and all
2 Samuel 24:16
HEB: רַ֔ב עַתָּ֖ה הֶ֣רֶף יָדֶ֑ךָ וּמַלְאַ֤ךְ
NAS: Now relax your hand!
KJV: It is enough: stay now thine hand.
INT: is enough Now relax your hand and the angel
2 Kings 4:27
HEB: אִ֨ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֤ים הַרְפֵּֽה־ לָהּ֙ כִּֽי־
NAS: said, Let her alone, for her soul
KJV: said, Let her alone; for her soul
INT: the man of God Let for her soul
1 Chronicles 21:15
HEB: רַ֔ב עַתָּ֖ה הֶ֣רֶף יָדֶ֑ךָ וּמַלְאַ֤ךְ
NAS: now relax your hand.
KJV: It is enough, stay now thine hand.
INT: is enough now relax your hand and the angel
1 Chronicles 28:20
HEB: עִמָּ֔ךְ לֹ֤א יַרְפְּךָ֙ וְלֹ֣א יַֽעַזְבֶ֔ךָּ
NAS: my God, is with you. He will not fail you nor
KJV: [even] my God, [will be] with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake
INT: you nor fail nor forsake
2 Chronicles 15:7
HEB: חִזְק֔וּ וְאַל־ יִרְפּ֖וּ יְדֵיכֶ֑ם כִּ֛י
KJV: therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work
INT: you be strong nay be weak your hands for
Ezra 4:4
HEB: עַם־ הָאָ֔רֶץ מְרַפִּ֖ים יְדֵ֣י עַם־
NAS: of the land discouraged the people
KJV: of the land weakened the hands
INT: the people of the land weakened the hands the people
Nehemiah 6:3
HEB: הַמְּלָאכָה֙ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר אַרְפֶּ֔הָ וְיָרַדְתִּ֖י אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃
NAS: while I leave it and come down
KJV: whilst I leave it, and come down
INT: the work whilst leave down about
Nehemiah 6:9
HEB: אוֹתָ֙נוּ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יִרְפּ֧וּ יְדֵיהֶ֛ם מִן־
NAS: They will become discouraged with the work
KJV: Their hands shall be weakened from the work,
INT: frighten thinking shall be weakened my hands with
Job 7:19
HEB: מִמֶּ֑נִּי לֹֽא־ תַ֝רְפֵּ֗נִי עַד־ בִּלְעִ֥י
NAS: away from me, Nor let me alone until
KJV: wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down
INT: at Nor let until swallow
Job 12:21
HEB: וּמְזִ֖יחַ אֲפִיקִ֣ים רִפָּֽה׃
NAS: on nobles And loosens the belt
KJV: upon princes, and weakeneth the strength
INT: the belt of the strong and loosens
Job 27:6
HEB: הֶ֭חֱזַקְתִּי וְלֹ֣א אַרְפֶּ֑הָ לֹֽא־ יֶחֱרַ֥ף
NAS: my righteousness and will not let it go. My heart
KJV: I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart
INT: hold and will not let does not reproach
Psalm 37:8
HEB: הֶ֣רֶף מֵ֭אַף וַעֲזֹ֣ב
NAS: Cease from anger and forsake
KJV: Cease from anger, and forsake
INT: Cease anger and forsake
Psalm 46:10
HEB: הַרְפּ֣וּ וּ֭דְעוּ כִּי־
NAS: Cease [striving] and know
KJV: Be still, and know that I [am] God:
INT: Cease and know that
Psalm 138:8
HEB: יָדֶ֣יךָ אַל־ תֶּֽרֶף׃
NAS: is everlasting; Do not forsake the works
KJV: [endureth] for ever: forsake not the works
INT: of your hands not forsake
Proverbs 4:13
HEB: בַּמּוּסָ֣ר אַל־ תֶּ֑רֶף נִ֝צְּרֶ֗הָ כִּי־
NAS: of instruction; do not let go. Guard
KJV: of instruction; let [her] not go: keep
INT: of instruction not let Guard for
Proverbs 18:9
HEB: גַּ֭ם מִתְרַפֶּ֣ה בִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ אָ֥ח
NAS: He also who is slack in his work
KJV: He also that is slothful in his work
INT: also is slack his work is brother
Proverbs 24:10
HEB: הִ֭תְרַפִּיתָ בְּי֥וֹם צָרָ֗ה
NAS: If you are slack in the day
KJV: [If] thou faint in the day
INT: are slack the day of distress
Songs 3:4
HEB: אֲחַזְתִּיו֙ וְלֹ֣א אַרְפֶּ֔נּוּ עַד־ שֶׁ֤הֲבֵיאתִיו֙
NAS: I held on to him and would not let him go Until
KJV: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought
INT: held not let Until had brought
Isaiah 5:24
HEB: וַחֲשַׁ֤שׁ לֶֽהָבָה֙ יִרְפֶּ֔ה שָׁרְשָׁם֙ כַּמָּ֣ק
NAS: And dry grass collapses into the flame,
KJV: and the flame consumeth the chaff,
INT: and dry the flame collapses their root rot
Isaiah 13:7
HEB: כָּל־ יָדַ֣יִם תִּרְפֶּ֑ינָה וְכָל־ לְבַ֥ב
NAS: hands will fall limp, And every
KJV: Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's
INT: all hands will fall and every heart
Jeremiah 6:24
HEB: אֶת־ שָׁמְע֖וֹ רָפ֣וּ יָדֵ֑ינוּ צָרָה֙
NAS: of it; Our hands are limp. Anguish
KJV: thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish
INT: have heard the report are limp our hands Anguish
Jeremiah 38:4
HEB: כֵּ֡ן הֽוּא־ מְרַפֵּ֡א אֶת־ יְדֵי֩
NAS: inasmuch as he is discouraging the men
KJV: for thus he weakeneth the hands
INT: thus he weakeneth the hands the men
Jeremiah 49:24
HEB: רָפְתָ֥ה דַמֶּ֛שֶׂק הִפְנְתָ֥ה
NAS: Damascus has become helpless; She has turned
KJV: Damascus is waxed feeble, [and] turneth
INT: has become Damascus has turned
Jeremiah 50:43
HEB: אֶת־ שִׁמְעָ֖ם וְרָפ֣וּ יָדָ֑יו צָרָה֙
NAS: about them, And his hands hang limp; Distress
KJV: of them, and his hands waxed feeble: anguish
INT: of Babylon the report hang and his hands Distress
Ezekiel 1:24
HEB: מַחֲנֶ֑ה בְּעָמְדָ֖ם תְּרַפֶּ֥ינָה כַנְפֵיהֶֽן׃
NAS: whenever they stood still, they dropped their wings.
KJV: when they stood, they let down their wings.
INT: of an army stood dropped their wings
Ezekiel 1:25
HEB: רֹאשָׁ֑ם בְּעָמְדָ֖ם תְּרַפֶּ֥ינָה כַנְפֵיהֶֽן׃
NAS: whenever they stood still, they dropped their wings.
KJV: when they stood, [and] had let down their wings.
INT: their heads stood dropped their wings
Ezekiel 7:17
HEB: כָּל־ הַיָּדַ֖יִם תִּרְפֶּ֑ינָה וְכָל־ בִּרְכַּ֖יִם
NAS: All hands will hang limp and all knees
KJV: All hands shall be feeble, and all knees
INT: All hands will hang and all knees
Ezekiel 21:7
HEB: כָּל־ לֵב֩ וְרָפ֨וּ כָל־ יָדַ֜יִם
NAS: all hands will be feeble, every spirit
KJV: and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit
INT: and every heart will be feeble all hands
Zephaniah 3:16
HEB: צִיּ֖וֹן אַל־ יִרְפּ֥וּ יָדָֽיִךְ׃
NAS: Do not let your hands fall limp.
KJV: Let not thine hands be slack.
INT: Zion nay fall your hands
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an easy life is perhaps akin); —