4832. marpe

Lexicon

marpe: Healing, cure, health, remedy

Original Word: מַרְפֵא
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: marpe'
Pronunciation: mar-PAY
Phonetic Spelling: (mar-pay')
Definition: Healing, cure, health, remedy
Meaning: curative, a medicine, a cure, deliverance, placidity

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

incurable, healing, remedy, sound, wholesome, yielding

From rapha'; properly, curative, i.e. Literally (concretely) a medicine, or (abstractly) a cure; figuratively (concretely) deliverance, or (abstractly) placidity -- ((in-))cure(-able), healing(-lth), remedy, sound, wholesome, yielding.

see HEBREW rapha'

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from rapha
Definition
a healing, cure, health
NASB Translation
brings healing (1), composure (1), healing (8), health (1), incurable* (1), remedy (2), soothing (1), tranquil (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מַרְמֵּא, מַרְמֵּה noun masculine^{Ecclesiastes 10:4} healing, cure, health (usually figurative); — absolute מַרְמֵּא Jeremiah 14:19 +, מַרְמֵּה Jeremiah 8:15; construct מַרְמֵּא Proverbs 15:4; —

1 healing, cure, of national woes, Jeremiah 8:15; Jeremiah 14:19b ("" שָׁלוֺם), Jeremiah 36:6 (+ אֲרֻכָה); especially ׳אֵין לָנוּ מ Jeremiah 14:19a there is no cure for us, ׳עַד לְאֵין מ2Chronicles 36:16.

2 figurative of person, health, profit, Proverbs 4:22 ("" חַיִּים), Proverbs 12:18; Proverbs 13:17; Proverbs 16:24; with spiritual implication Malachi 3:20; ׳אֵין מ Proverbs 6:15 = Proverbs 29:1; ׳לֵב מ Proverbs 14:30 a mind of health (healthy, composed, mind), compare ׳מ alone = composure Ecclesiastes 10:4; לְשׁוֺן ׳מ Eccl 15:4 healing of the tongue, = a soothing tongue (Toy).

3 literally, of disease, ׳לְאֵין מ2Chronicles 21:18.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root רָפָא (rapha), which means "to heal" or "to cure."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2386 (ἰατρεῖον, iatreion): Refers to a place of healing or a medical facility.
• G2392 (ἰάομαι, iaomai): Means "to heal" or "to cure," often used in the New Testament to describe Jesus' healing miracles.
• G2395 (ἰατρός, iatros): Refers to a physician or healer, highlighting the role of individuals who provide medical care.

The concept of מַרְפֵא in the Hebrew Bible underscores the integral role of healing in the divine-human relationship, emphasizing God's desire for the well-being and restoration of His people.

Usage: The word מַרְפֵא is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe physical healing, as well as spiritual or emotional restoration. It is often associated with the concept of peace and well-being.

Context: • מַרְפֵא (marpe') appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, emphasizing the importance of healing and restoration in the biblical narrative. It is used to describe the healing of physical ailments, as seen in passages like Proverbs 12:18, "The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing (מַרְפֵא)." This highlights the power of words to bring about healing and restoration.
• The term also appears in a metaphorical sense, referring to the healing of nations or communities. For example, in Jeremiah 33:6, God promises, "Nevertheless, I will bring to it health and healing (מַרְפֵא), and I will heal them and reveal to them an abundance of peace and truth."
• מַרְפֵא is often associated with divine intervention, where God is depicted as the ultimate healer who provides both physical and spiritual restoration. This is evident in passages like Malachi 4:2, "But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing (מַרְפֵא) in its wings."
• The concept of מַרְפֵא extends beyond individual healing to encompass societal and communal restoration, reflecting the holistic nature of biblical healing.

Forms and Transliterations

וּמַרְפֵּ֖א וּמַרְפֵּ֥א ומרפא מַרְפֵּ֑א מַרְפֵּ֔א מַרְפֵּ֖א מַרְפֵּ֖ה מַרְפֵּ֣א מַרְפֵּֽא׃ מרפא מרפא׃ מרפה mar·pê mar·pêh marPe marpê marPeh marpêh ū·mar·pê umarPe ūmarpê

Englishman's Concordance

2 Chronicles 21:18
HEB: לָחֳלִ֖י לְאֵ֥ין מַרְפֵּֽא׃
INT: sickness else cure

2 Chronicles 36:16
HEB: עַד־ לְאֵ֥ין מַרְפֵּֽא׃
NAS: until there was no remedy.
KJV: against his people, till [there was] no remedy.
INT: until there remedy

Proverbs 4:22
HEB: וּֽלְכָל־ בְּשָׂר֥וֹ מַרְפֵּֽא׃
NAS: to those who find them And health to all
KJV: unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
INT: to all their body and health

Proverbs 6:15
HEB: יִ֝שָּׁבֵ֗ר וְאֵ֣ין מַרְפֵּֽא׃ פ
NAS: and there will be no healing.
KJV: shall he be broken without remedy.
INT: will be broken and there healing

Proverbs 12:18
HEB: וּלְשׁ֖וֹן חֲכָמִ֣ים מַרְפֵּֽא׃
NAS: of the wise brings healing.
KJV: of the wise [is] health.
INT: the tongue of the wise brings

Proverbs 13:17
HEB: וְצִ֖יר אֱמוּנִ֣ים מַרְפֵּֽא׃
NAS: But a faithful envoy [brings] healing.
KJV: but a faithful ambassador [is] health.
INT: envoy A faithful healing

Proverbs 14:30
HEB: בְ֭שָׂרִים לֵ֣ב מַרְפֵּ֑א וּרְקַ֖ב עֲצָמ֣וֹת
NAS: A tranquil heart is life
KJV: A sound heart [is] the life
INT: to the body heart A tranquil is rottenness to the bones

Proverbs 15:4
HEB: מַרְפֵּ֣א לָ֭שׁוֹן עֵ֣ץ
NAS: A soothing tongue is a tree
KJV: A wholesome tongue [is] a tree
INT: A soothing tongue tree

Proverbs 16:24
HEB: מָת֥וֹק לַ֝נֶּפֶשׁ וּמַרְפֵּ֥א לָעָֽצֶם׃
NAS: to the soul and healing to the bones.
KJV: to the soul, and health to the bones.
INT: Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones

Proverbs 29:1
HEB: יִ֝שָּׁבֵ֗ר וְאֵ֣ין מַרְפֵּֽא׃
NAS: be broken beyond remedy.
KJV: be destroyed, and that without remedy.
INT: be broken beyond remedy

Ecclesiastes 10:4
HEB: תַּנַּ֑ח כִּ֣י מַרְפֵּ֔א יַנִּ֖יחַ חֲטָאִ֥ים
NAS: because composure allays
KJV: not thy place; for yielding pacifieth
INT: leave because composure pacifieth offenses

Jeremiah 8:15
HEB: ט֑וֹב לְעֵ֥ת מַרְפֵּ֖ה וְהִנֵּ֥ה בְעָתָֽה׃
NAS: [came]; For a time of healing, but behold,
KJV: [came; and] for a time of health, and behold trouble!
INT: good A time of healing behold terror

Jeremiah 14:19
HEB: וְאֵ֥ין לָ֖נוּ מַרְפֵּ֑א קַוֵּ֤ה לְשָׁלוֹם֙
NAS: us so that we are beyond healing? [We] waited
KJV: why hast thou smitten us, and [there is] no healing for us? we looked
INT: stricken are beyond of healing looked peace

Jeremiah 14:19
HEB: ט֔וֹב וּלְעֵ֥ת מַרְפֵּ֖א וְהִנֵּ֥ה בְעָתָֽה׃
NAS: [came]; And for a time of healing, but behold,
KJV: and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!
INT: good A time of healing behold terror

Jeremiah 33:6
HEB: לָּ֛הּ אֲרֻכָ֥ה וּמַרְפֵּ֖א וּרְפָאתִ֑ים וְגִלֵּיתִ֣י
NAS: to it health and healing, and I will heal
KJV: it health and cure, and I will cure
INT: will bring health and healing will heal will reveal

Malachi 4:2
HEB: שֶׁ֣מֶשׁ צְדָקָ֔ה וּמַרְפֵּ֖א בִּכְנָפֶ֑יהָ וִֽיצָאתֶ֥ם
NAS: will rise with healing in its wings;
KJV: arise with healing in his wings;
INT: the sun of righteousness healing wings will go

16 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4832
16 Occurrences

mar·pê — 12 Occ.
mar·pêh — 1 Occ.
ū·mar·pê — 3 Occ.