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רָפָא
râphâʼ · Hebrew · Strong's H7495 · 67 occurrences
The KJV renders 7 different Hebrew and Greek words as “heal”
What it means
properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure
or רָפָה; a primitive root;
How the KJV renders it
cure, heal, physician, repair, make whole
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“heal”
“cure”
also renders therapeúō (G2323), íasis (G2392), gâhâh (H1455)
“physician”
also renders iatrós (G2395)
“make whole”
also renders iáomai (G2390)
Answers that weigh this word
- Does the Bible promise physical healing to every believer?
- What does 'by his stripes we are healed' (Isaiah 53:5) mean?
- Does James 5:14-15 promise healing through prayer and anointing?
- Should Christians use doctors and medicine?
Where it appears
67 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Kings 18:30 · HC/Vpw3ms
Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me!”; and all the people came near to him. He repaired Yahweh’s altar that had been thrown down.
1 Samuel 6:3 · HVNi2mp
They said, “If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, don’t send it empty; but by all means return a trespass offering to him. Then you will be healed, and it will be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.”
2 Chronicles 7:14 · HC/Vqi1cs
if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 16:12 · HRd/Vqrmpa
In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa was diseased in his feet. His disease was exceedingly great; yet in his disease he didn’t seek Yahweh, but just the physicians.
2 Chronicles 22:6 · HR/Vtc
He returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which they had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. Azariah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
2 Chronicles 30:20 · HC/Vqw3ms
Yahweh listened to Hezekiah, and healed the people.
2 Kings 2:21 HVpp1cs2 Kings 2:22 HC/VNw3mp2 Kings 8:29 HR/Vtc2 Kings 9:15 HR/Vtc2 Kings 20:5 HVqrmsa2 Kings 20:8 HVqi3msDeuteronomy 28:27 HR/VNcDeuteronomy 28:35 HR/VNcDeuteronomy 32:39 HVqi1csEcclesiastes 3:3 HR/VqcExodus 15:26 HVqrmsc/Sp2msExodus 21:19 HC/VpaEzekiel 34:4 HVpp2mpEzekiel 47:8 HC/VNq3cpEzekiel 47:9 HC/VNi3mpEzekiel 47:11 HVNi3mpGenesis 20:17 HC/Vqw3msGenesis 50:2 HTd/VqrmpaHosea 5:13 HR/VqcHosea 6:1 HC/Vqi3ms/Sp1cpHosea 7:1 HR/Vqc/Sp1csHosea 11:3 HVqp1cs/Sp3mpHosea 14:4 HVqi1csIsaiah 6:10 HC/Vqq3msIsaiah 19:22 HC/VqaIsaiah 30:26 HVqi3msIsaiah 53:5 HVNp3msIsaiah 57:18 HC/Vqi1cs/Sp3msIsaiah 57:19 HC/Vqq1cs/Sp3msJeremiah 3:22 HVqi1csJeremiah 6:14 HC/Vpw3mpJeremiah 8:11 HC/Vpw3mpJeremiah 8:22 HVqrmsaJeremiah 15:18 HVNcJeremiah 17:14 HC/VNh1csJeremiah 19:11 HR/VNcJeremiah 30:17 HVqi1cs/Sp2fsJeremiah 33:6 HC/Vqq1cs/Sp3mpJeremiah 51:8 HVNi3fsJeremiah 51:9 HVNp3fsJob 5:18 HVqi3fpJob 13:4 HVqrmpcLamentations 2:13 HVqi3msLeviticus 13:18 HC/VNq3msLeviticus 13:37 HVNp3msLeviticus 14:3 HVNp3msLeviticus 14:48 HVNp3msNumbers 12:13 HVqv2msPsalm 6:2 HVqv2ms/Sp1csPsalm 30:2 HC/Vqw2ms/Sp1csPsalm 41:4 HVqv2ms/ShPsalm 60:2 HVqv2ms/ShPsalm 103:3 HTd/VqrmsaPsalm 107:20 HC/Vqi3ms/Sp3mp
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.