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rāfā רָפָהAgiant, BRephaim’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from rāfāʾ רָפָא ‘to heal’ in the sense of invigorating
Roots: רפא רפה
Variants: רָפָה, רְפָאִים

rāfā Apr n m title Bpr n title gen
A1) giant, Rephah
B1) giants, Rephaim
 1a) old tribe of giants

Mentioned in Genesis 14:5, 15:20 Deuteronomy 2:11, 3:11, 2:20, 3:13 Joshua 12:4, 13:12, 17:15, 15:8, 18:16 2 Samuel 21:18, 21:20, 23:13, 21:22, 21:16, 5:18, 5:22 Isaiah 17:5 1 Chronicles 20:4, 20:6, 20:8, 11:15, 14:9

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