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rᵊfīdīm רְפִידִים ‘Rephidim’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: plural of the masculine of the same as rᵊfīdā רְפִידָה ‘back’
Roots: רפידה

rᵊfīdīm pr n loc
Rephidim = "rests" or "stays" or "resting places"
1) a station of Israel in the wilderness between Egypt and Sinai

Mentioned in Exodus 17:1, 17:8, 19:2 Numbers 33:14, 33:15

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