מַרְפֵּא

mar.peNoun (Masculine)H4832

healing

From: from H7495 (רָפָא);

Short Definition

properly, curative, i.e. literally (concretely) a medicine, or (abstractly) a cure; figuratively (concretely) deliverance, or (abstractly) placidity

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. health, healing, cure 1a) healing, cure 1b) health, profit, sound (of mind) 1c) healing 1c1) incurable (with negative)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

14 times

Appears 14 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Proverbs
8
Jeremiah
3
2 Chronicles
2
Ecclesiastes
1

Key Passages

  • 2 Chronicles 21:18
  • Ecclesiastes 10:4
  • Jeremiah 33:6
  • Proverbs 12:18
  • Proverbs 14:30

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