Strong's H7503 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: רָפָה (râphâh)

Pronunciation: raw-faw'

POS: raw-faw' Morph: v

Exegesis: a primitive root;

Definition: a primitive root; to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative); abate, cease, consume, draw (toward evening), fail, (be) faint, be (wax) feeble, forsake, idle, leave, let alone (go, down), (be) slack, stay, be still, be slothful, (be) weak(-en). See רָפָא.

KJV Usage: abate, cease, consume, draw (toward evening), fail, (be) faint, be (wax) feeble, forsake, idle, leave, let alone (go, down), (be) slack, stay, be still, be slothful, (be) weak(-en). See .

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. 1) to sink, relax, sink down, let drop, be disheartened
• 2. 1a) (Qal)
• 3. 1a1) to sink down
• 4. 1a2) to sink, drop
• 5. 1a3) to sink, relax, abate
• 6. 1a4) to relax, withdraw
• 7. 1b) (Niphal) idle (participle)
• 8. 1c) (Piel) to let drop
• 9. 1d) (Hiphil)
• 10. 1d1) to let drop, abandon, relax, refrain, forsake
• 11. 1d2) to let go
• 12. 1d3) to refrain, let alone
• 13. 1d4) to be quiet
• 14. 1e) (Hithpael) to show oneself slack

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G447
• GREEK G565
• GREEK G770
• GREEK G863
• GREEK G1439
• GREEK G1459
• GREEK G1590
• GREEK G2664
• GREEK G2827
• GREEK G3886
• GREEK G3935
• GREEK G3973
• GREEK G4980

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