Strong's Number 7503

The Linked Word Project

Transliteration:

raphah {raw-faw'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

2198

Part of Speech:

verb

Usage in the KJV:

feeble 6, fail 4, weaken 4, go 4, alone 4, idle 3, stay 3, slack 3, faint 2, forsake 2, abated 1, cease 1, misc 9

Total: 46

Definition:

to sink, relax, sink down, let drop, be disheartened
1. (Qal)
  1. to sink down
  2. to sink, drop
  3. to sink, relax, abate
  4. to relax, withdraw
2. (Niphal) idle (participle)
3. (Piel) to let drop
4. (Hiphil)
  1. to let drop, abandon, relax, refrain, forsake
  2. to let go
  3. to refrain, let alone
  4. to be quiet
5. (Hithpael) to show oneself slack