רפא (rfʼ) — to heal / to be healed / to restore

Notes: Passage: OET JER 51:9
MT-K רפאנו | MT-Q רִפִּינוּ; Passage: OET EZE 47:8
MT-K ונרפאו | MT-Q וְנִרְפּוּ

Form 1

Part of speech: vb

Related lemmas: מַרְפֵּא · רְפוּאָה · רִפְאוּת · תְּרוּפָה

Sense 1: to heal

Semantic domains: Strong (002001001060)

Core domains: Health and Sickness (076)

Definition: = causative action by which humans or deities help or cause (other) humans or animals to be restored to health or physical strength after a disease or an accident; this could also refer to the wound or disease itself; ≈ often used figuratively to denote the state of a country or nation suffering from the consequences of their unfaithfulness

Forms: vbqal-; vbpiel

Synonyms: חבשׁ

Antonyms: כאב · מחץ · נגף

Show passage in OET: GEN 20:17

OET-RV GEN 20:17

17 Then Avraham prayed to God, and God healed Avimelek and his wife and his slave women so that they could have children,

OET-LV GEN 20:17

17 And_ ʼAⱱrāhām _he _prayed to the_ʼElohīm and_ god _he _healed DOM ʼAⱱīmelek and_DOM his/its_wife/woman and_his _female _of_slaves and_they _bore _children.

Show passage in OET: EXO 21:19

OET-RV EXO 21:19

19 if that person eventually rises and can walk about outside using a staff, then the person who struck them is free, other than reimbursing the costs of their lost work and their medical expenses.

OET-LV EXO 21:19

19 If he _will _arise and_he _will _walk _about on_outside on staff _of_his and_ the_one_who_struck _he _will _be _free _from _guilt only still _of_his _sitting he _will _pay _for and_fully _(heal) he _will _have_him_healed.

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All 22 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 20:17

EXO: OET EXO 21:19

NUM: OET NUM 12:13

DEU: OET DEU 32:39

KI2: OET KI2 20:5 · OET KI2 20:8

JOB: OET JOB 5:18

PSA: OET PSA 6:2 · OET PSA 30:2 · OET PSA 41:4 · OET PSA 103:3 · OET PSA 107:20 · OET PSA 147:3

ECC: OET ECC 3:3

ISA: OET ISA 30:26

JER: OET JER 6:14 · OET JER 8:11 · OET JER 30:17

EZE: OET EZE 34:4

HOS: OET HOS 5:13 · OET HOS 6:1

ZEC: OET ZEC 11:16

Sense 2: to be healed

Semantic domains: Strong (002001001060)

Core domains: Health and Sickness (076)

Definition: = process by which humans recover from a wound or disease; this can also refer to the wound or disease itself

Forms: vbnif-; vbhit-; vbqal-

Show passage in OET: LEV 13:18

OET-RV LEV 13:18

18 When someone has a boil on their skin, but it heals

OET-LV LEV 13:18

18 And_flesh/body if/because it _will _be in_him/it on_skin _of_its a _boil and_it _will _be _healed.

Show passage in OET: LEV 13:37

OET-RV LEV 13:37

37 But if it seems that the spot hasn’t spread and dark hair is growing in it again, then that person’s not infectious and the priest can pronounce them as ‘clean’.

OET-LV LEV 13:37

37 And_if in_eyes _of_his the_scall it _has _stayed and_hair black it _has _sprouted in/on/over_him/it the_scall it _has _been _healed is_pure he and_he_will _declare _him _pure the_priest/officer.

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All 16 recorded passages for this sense

LEV: OET LEV 13:18 · OET LEV 13:37 · OET LEV 14:3 · OET LEV 14:48

DEU: OET DEU 28:27 · OET DEU 28:35

SA1: OET SA1 6:3

KI2: OET KI2 8:29 · OET KI2 9:15

CH2: OET CH2 22:6

ISA: OET ISA 6:10 · OET ISA 53:5

JER: OET JER 15:18 · OET JER 17:14 · OET JER 51:8–9

Sense 3: to restore, to repair, to mend

Semantic domains: Intact (002001001033)

Core domains: Completeness (038)

Definition: literally: to be healed; hence: = process by which objects are restored to their former state, usually by human or divine intervention

Forms: vbnif-

Show passage in OET: KI2 2:22

OET-RV KI2 2:22

22 So now those water supplies have been healthy and beneficial until this day, just as Elisha had said.

OET-LV KI2 2:22

22 And_ the_waters _they _have _been _healed until the_day the_this according_to _the _message _of ʼElīshāˊ which he _spoke.

Show passage in OET: EZE 47:8

OET-RV EZE 47:8

8 The man told me, “This water flows eastward and down into the Rift Valley. It’ll flow into the Dead Sea and will make it into fresh water.

OET-LV EZE 47:8

8 And_he/it _said to_me the_waters the_these are_going _out to the_territory (the)_eastern they _will _go _down to the_ˊArāⱱāh and_they _will _go to_the_sea to (to)_the_sea those_which _were_brought _out and the_waters.

Jump to OET KI2 2:22 section.

Jump to OET EZE 47:8 section.

All 4 recorded passages for this sense

KI2: OET KI2 2:22

EZE: OET EZE 47:8–9 · OET EZE 47:11

Sense 4: to restore, to repair, to mend

Semantic domains: Intact (002001001033)

Core domains: Completeness (038)

Definition: literally: to heal; hence: = causative action by which humans restore an object to its former state

Forms: vbpiel; vbqal-; vbnif- (passive)

Show passage in OET: KI1 18:30

OET-RV KI1 18:30

30 Then Eliyah told the people, “Okay, now come over here by me.” So all the people came over by him, and he repaired the altar of Yahweh that had been torn down.

OET-LV KI1 18:30

30 And_ ʼĒliy^yāh _he/it _said to/from_all/each/any/every the_people draw _near to_me and_ all _of the_people _they _drew _near to_him/it and_he _repaired DOM the _altar _of YHWH which_had _been_torn _down.

Show passage in OET: KI2 2:21

OET-RV KI2 2:21

21 and he went out to the spring and threw the salt at it, and announced, “Yahweh says that he’s healed these water supplies and they’ll no longer cause death or barrenness.”

OET-LV KI2 2:21

21 And_he/it _went _out to the _outlet _of the_waters and_he _threw there salt and_he/it _said thus YHWH he _says I _have _healed (to)_waters the_these not it _will _be from_there again death and_abortion.

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All 4 recorded passages for this sense

KI1: OET KI1 18:30

KI2: OET KI2 2:21

PSA: OET PSA 60:2

JER: OET JER 19:11

Sense 5: healer, physician

Semantic domains: Professions (001001002003009)

Core domains: Work (200); Health and Sickness (076)

Definition: = someone whose profession it is to help other people heal or recover from a disease or an accident; also used as an epithet for God

Forms: vbqal-ptca

Show passage in OET: GEN 50:2

OET-RV GEN 50:2

2 Then he commanded those of his servants who were physicians to embalm his father. So Yisrael’s (Israel’s) body was embalmed

OET-LV GEN 50:2

2 And_ Yōşēf _he/it _commanded DOM servants _of_his DOM the_physicians to_embalm DOM his/its_father and_ the_physicians _they _embalmed DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

Show passage in OET: EXO 15:26

OET-RV EXO 15:26

26 saying, “If you carefully listen to the voice of Yahweh your god, and you do what’s right in my eyes, and you listen to my commands and you keep all of my laws, then I won’t inflict you with any of the diseases that I put on the Mitsrim (Egyptians), because I’m Yahweh your healer.”

OET-LV EXO 15:26

26 And_he/it _said if carefully _(listen) you _will _listen to_sound/voice of_YHWH god _of_your and_the_right in_eyes _of_his you _will _do and_you _will _give _ear to_commands _of_his and_you _will _keep all _of decrees _of_his any _of (the)_sickness which I _put on_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) not I _will _put on_you if/because I am_YHWH who_heals _of_you.

Jump to OET GEN 50:2 section.

Jump to OET EXO 15:26 section.

All 5 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 50:2

EXO: OET EXO 15:26

CH2: OET CH2 16:12

JOB: OET JOB 13:4

JER: OET JER 8:22

Sense 6: to heal, to restore

Semantic domains: Safe (002003003018)

Core domains: Well-Being (196)

Definition: literally: to heal; hence: = causative action by which deities remove the consequences of evil and restore a country or nation to a state of peace and prosperity

Show passage in OET: CH2 7:14

OET-RV CH2 7:14