Lexical Definition

‎רָפָא‎ râphâʼ (raw-faw') Rapha ^N:N-M-T
or רָפָה râphâh (raw-faw'); from ‎רָפָא‎ in the sense of invigorating

giant, Rapha, Rephaim(-s). See also ‎בֵּית רָפָא‎.

• a giant

1) giants, Rephaim
1a) old tribe of giants

See Greek: ἰατρός

Extended Information

group of: רָפָא

• Descendants from Rapha, who lived at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.21.16
• father of: Goliath (גׇּלְיַת), Ishbi-benob (יִשְׁבּוֹ בְּנֹב), Saph (סַף), Lahmi (לַחְמִי), huge_man (מִדָּה); also translated "giant"
• Group of ra.pah (‎ר‎ָ‎פ‎ָ‎ה‎ "Rapha" רָפָא)
• old tribe of giants

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. ‎רְפָאִים‎ proper name, of a people old race of giants (perhaps = I. ‎׳‎‎ר‎, as extinct and powerless; see especially WRS in Dr^{Deut 2:11}; or as shadowy, vaguely known, Schw^{ZAW xviii (1898), 127 ff.} see also Sta^l.c.); — ancient inhabitants of Canaan [west of Jordan?], Gen 15:20; Josh 17:15 (JE), compare 1Chr 20:4 (see II. ‎רָפָה‎ above); hence ‎׳‎‎עֶמֶמק ר‎, plain south of Jerusalem 2Sam 5:18; 2Sam 5:22; 2Sam 23:13; 1Chr 11:15; 1Chr 14:9; Isa 17:5; Josh 15:8; Josh 18:16 (P); ‎׳‎‎ר‎ east of Jordan Deut 2:11 (|| ‎עֲנָקִים‎; tall, compare vDeut 2:10), vDeut 2:20 (|| id.; tall; = Zamzummim); in Bashan, Gen 14:5, Og the last of them Deut 3:11 (of huge size), Josh 12:4; Josh 13:12 (D); ‎׳‎‎אֶרֶץ ר‎ Deut 2:20; Deut 3:13. ᵐ5 Ραφαειν[μ]; οἱ γίγαντες Gen 14:5 + 4 t.; τῶν Τιτάνων 2Sam 5:18; 2Sam 5:22 + (ᵐ5^L) 2Sam 23:13. ‎רִפוֺת‎ see ‎רִיפָה‎ below ‎ריף‎. p. 937.

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