מַרְפֵּא
mar.pe
“healing”
Definition
properly, curative, i.e. literally (concretely) a medicine, or (abstractly) a cure; figuratively (concretely) deliverance, or (abstractly) placidity
from H7495 (רָפָא);
- health, healing, cure 1a) healing, cure 1b) health, profit, sound (of mind) 1c) healing 1c1) incurable (with negative)
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
מַרְפֵּא appears 14 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
After all this, the LORD afflicted Jehoram with an incurable disease of the bowels.
If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post,for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
Nevertheless, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal its people and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.
Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword,but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
A tranquil heart is life to the body,but envy rots the bones.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.