Marpêʼ — H4832

Definition

masculine noun

properly, curative, i.e. literally (concretely) a medicine, or (abstractly) a cure; figuratively (concretely) deliverance, or (abstractly) placidity

1. health, healing, cure
1. healing, cure
2. health, profit, sound (of mind)
3. healing
1. incurable (with negative)

Usually translated as

health, healing, remedy, cure, sound, wholesome, yielding, incure, curable

Origin

from H7495

• Derived from Râphâʼ (H7495)

Greek equivalents

• íama (G2386)
• íasis (G2392)
• iatrós (G2395)

Occurrences

Marpêʼ occurs 16 times in 15 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Chronicles (2), Proverbs (8), Ecclesiastes (1), Jeremiah (3), Malachi (1)

• 2 Chronicles 21:18 — And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable (מַרְפֵּֽא) disease.
• 2 Chronicles 36:16 — But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy (מַרְפֵּֽא).
• Proverbs 4:22 — For they are life unto those that find them, and health (מַרְפֵּֽא) to all their flesh.
• Proverbs 6:15 — Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy (מַרְפֵּֽא).
• Proverbs 12:18 — There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health (מַרְפֵּֽא).
• Proverbs 13:17 — A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health (מַרְפֵּֽא).
• Proverbs 14:30 — A sound (מַרְפֵּ֑א) heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
• Proverbs 15:4 — A wholesome (מַרְפֵּ֣א) tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
• Proverbs 16:24 — Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health (וּמַרְפֵּ֥א) to the bones.
• Proverbs 29:1 — He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy (מַרְפֵּֽא).
• Ecclesiastes 10:4 — If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding (מַרְפֵּ֔א) pacifieth great offences.
• Jeremiah 8:15 — We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health (מַרְפֵּ֖ה), and behold trouble!
• Jeremiah 14:19 — Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing (מַרְפֵּ֑א) for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!
• Jeremiah 14:19 — Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing (מַרְפֵּ֖א), and behold trouble!
• Jeremiah 33:6 — Behold, I will bring it health and cure (וּמַרְפֵּ֖א), and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.
• Malachi 4:2 — But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing (וּמַרְפֵּ֖א) in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.