rāfā רָפָה ‘to slacken’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: a primitive root

rāfā v
1) to sink, relax, sink down, let drop, be disheartened
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to sink down
  1a2) to sink, drop
  1a3) to sink, relax, abate
  1a4) to relax, withdraw
 1b) (Niphal) idle (participle)
 1c) (Piel) to let drop
 1d) (Hiphil)
  1d1) to let drop, abandon, relax, refrain, forsake
  1d2) to let go
  1d3) to refrain, let alone
  1d4) to be quiet
 1e) (Hithpael) to show oneself slack