Biblical Persons & Places
Strong's Definition
a giant
Derivation: or רָפָה; from H7495 (רָפָא) in the sense of invigorating;
KJV Usage: giant, Rapha, Rephaim(-s). See also H1051 (בֵּית רָפָא).
TWOT Reference: 2198d
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
רָפָה (ra.pah) — Rapha. A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.21.16; father of: Goliath (H1555), Ishbi-benob (H3430), Saph (H5593), Lahmi (H3902), huge_man (H4060A); also translated "giant"; Also named: re.pha.im (רְפָאִים "Raphaite" H7497H) § giant, Rephah
רְפָאִים (re.pha.im) — Rephaim. 1) giants, Rephaim 1a) old tribe of giants 2) People descended from Repha(?), first mentioned at Gen.14.5 Also named: zam.zom (זַמְזֻמִּים "Zamzummin" H2157)
רְפָאִים (re.pha.im) — (Valley of) Rephaim.
Combined with e.meq (עֵ֫מֶק " Valley" H6010P) This name means giants,
רְפָאִים (re.pha.im) — Raphaite. Descendants from Rapha, who lived at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.21.16; father of: Goliath (H1555), Ishbi-benob (H3430), Saph (H5593), Lahmi (H3902), huge_man (H4060A); also translated "giant"; Group of ra.pah (רָפָה "Rapha" H7497A) giants, Rephaim old tribe of giants
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · רפה · רָפָה
name
Names of Groups | ≈ זַמְזֻמִּים
Rephaim = people, also known as Zamzummites; ◄ descendants of Raphah; tribe of giants
GEN 14:5 · GEN 15:20 · DEU 2:11 · DEU 2:20 · DEU 2:20 · DEU 3:11 · DEU 3:13 · JOS 12:4 · JOS 13:12 · JOS 15:8 · JOS 17:15 · JOS 18:16 · 2SA 5:18 · 2SA 5:22 · 2SA 23:13 · 1CH 11:15 · 1CH 14:9 · 1CH 20:4 · ISA 17:5
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
רָפָה, רָפָא as n.pr.m. Hā-Rāphā base
רְפָאִים n.pr.gent. old race of giants base