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
General definition
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
- 2 Samuel 21:16And 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 Samuel 21:18And 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.
- 2 Samuel 21:20And 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.
- 2 Samuel 21:22These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
- 1 Chronicles 20:6And 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.
- 1 Chronicles 20:8These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.