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Strong's Number H7495

רָפָא

rapha' · raw-faw'

Transliteration:

rapha'{raw-faw'}or raphah{raw-faw'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

2196

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure

Usage in the KJV:

heal 57, physician 5, cure 1, repaired 1, misc 3

Total: 67
Occurs 67 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

to heal, make healthful
1. (Qal) to heal
  1. of God
  2. healer, physician (of men)
  3. of hurts of nations involving restored favour (fig)
  4. of individual distresses (fig)
2. (Niphal) to be healed
  1. literal (of persons)
  2. of water, pottery
  3. of national hurts (fig)
  4. of personal distress (fig)
3. (Piel) to heal
  1. literal
  2. of national defects or hurts (fig)
4. (Hithpael) in order to get healed (infinitive)