Strong’s Hebrew • Verb
H7495: rapha
רָפָאPronounced: /raw-faw/ • A primitive root; properly to mend by stitching, to cure, make whole
Short Definition: To heal, cure, restore, physician
Exhaustive Lexicon Definition & Theological Meaning
To heal, cure, restore to health, physician; used of divine miraculous healing of physical diseases and spiritual apostasy.
Brown-Driver-Briggs / Thayer Exegesis:
BDB: To heal, cure, mend, make thoroughly whole.
KJV Translation Usage
heal (62x), physician (5x), cure (1x)
Total Biblical Occurrences
67 Times
Asante Twi Equivalent
Sa yareɛ / Ayaresa Pɛpɛɛpɛ
Key Biblical Occurrences
H7495 (רָפָא) appears in these foundational scripture passages:
Exodus 15:26Psalm 103:3Isaiah 53:5Jeremiah 17:14