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Strong's Number H7503

רָפָה
raphah · raw-faw'
Transliteration:
raphah{raw-faw'}
Word Origin:
a primitive root
TWOT:
2198
Part of Speech:
verb
Strong's Definition:
to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative)
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
Occurs 46 times in the Hebrew text.
Definition:
  1. 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
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TWOT - Theological Word Book of the Old Testament