Strong H7497H7497Aרָפָה

Rapha

One of the 4 senses of Strong H7497

Transliteration
râphâ' râphâh
Pronunciation
{raw-faw'} raw-faw'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of some kind

Definition

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.21.16;
father of: Goliath (H1555), Ishbi-benob (H3430), Saph (H5593), Lahmi (H3902), huge_man (H4060A); also translated "giant";
Also named: re.pha.im (רְפָאִים "Raphaite" H7497H)

General definition

From H7495 in the sense of invigorating; a giant : - {giant} {Rapha} Rephaim (-s). See also H1051 .

In the biblical story

Rapha

Ancestor of Philistine giants; his descendants fought against David's warriors.

Rapha was the ancestor of several Philistine giants who fought against David and his mighty warriors.

In the Bible

Strong H7497A appears in 6 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • giant6

First verses

  1. 2 Samuel 21:16
    And Ishbi–benob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David.
  2. 2 Samuel 21:18
    And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant.
  3. 2 Samuel 21:20
    And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.
  4. 2 Samuel 21:22
    These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
  5. 1 Chronicles 20:6
    And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot: and he also was the son of the giant.
  6. 1 Chronicles 20:8
    These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
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