Strong's Lexicon rapha: Spirit, ghost, shade Original Word: רָפָא Word Origin: Derived from the root רָפָא (rapha), meaning "to heal" or "to restore." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4151 (pneuma): Often translated as "spirit" or "ghost" in the New Testament, referring to both the Holy Spirit and human spirits. - G5315 (phasma): Meaning "apparition" or "ghost," used in contexts of supernatural appearances. Usage: The term "rapha" in the Hebrew Bible is often used to refer to spirits or shades, particularly in the context of the dead or the departed. It is associated with the concept of the afterlife and the existence of spirits in Sheol, the abode of the dead. The word is sometimes translated as "ghost" or "shade," indicating a non-corporeal presence. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, including Israel, there was a belief in an underworld or a realm where the spirits of the dead resided. This realm, often referred to as Sheol in the Hebrew Bible, was thought to be a shadowy place where the "rapha" or shades existed. The Israelites, like their neighbors, had a complex understanding of life after death, which included the existence of these spirits. However, the Hebrew Bible emphasizes the sovereignty of God over life and death, contrasting with the more elaborate afterlife beliefs of surrounding cultures. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom raphah Definition shades, ghosts NASB Translation dead (3), departed spirits (4), spirits of the dead (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs I, II. רְפָאִים see below רפה. I. רְפָאִים noun masculineJob 26:5 plural shades, ghosts (by most connected with above √, as sunken, powerless, ones, StaG. i.420; Phoenician רפאם); — Wisdom Literature and late, name of dead in She'ôl, with article ׳הָר Job 26:5, elsewhere nearly = proper name: ׳ר Isaiah 14:9 (in Sh®°ôl), Isaiah 26:4 ("" מֵתִים), Psalm 88:11 ("" id.), Proverbs 2:18 ("" מָוֶת), Proverbs 9:18 (in עִמְקֵי שְׁאוֺל), קְהַל רְפָאִים Proverbs 21:16; of righteous Israel Isaiah 26:19 earth shall cast forth ׳ר ("" מֵתֶיךָ). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance dead, deceased From rapha' in the sense of raphah; properly, lax, i.e. (figuratively) a ghost (as dead; in plural only) -- dead, deceased. see HEBREW rapha' see HEBREW raphah Forms and Transliterations הָרְפָאִ֥ים הרפאים רְ֝פָאִ֗ים רְפָאִ֖ים רְפָאִ֣ים רְפָאִ֥ים רְפָאִים֙ רפאים hā·rə·p̄ā·’îm harefaIm hārəp̄ā’îm rə·p̄ā·’îm refaIm rəp̄ā’îmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Job 26:5 HEB: הָרְפָאִ֥ים יְחוֹלָ֑לוּ מִתַּ֥חַת NAS: The departed spirits tremble Under KJV: Dead [things] are formed INT: the departed tremble Under Psalm 88:10 Proverbs 2:18 Proverbs 9:18 Proverbs 21:16 Isaiah 14:9 Isaiah 26:14 Isaiah 26:19 8 Occurrences |
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