Râphâʼ — H7498

Definition

masculine proper noun

Rapha or Raphah, the name of two Israelites

1. Rapha = "tall"
2. son of Binea and a descendant of Saul
3. son of Benjamin

Usually translated as

Rapha

Origin

or Râphâh; probably the same as H7497; giant

• Same as Râphâʼ (H7497)

Occurrences

Râphâʼ occurs 6 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Samuel (4), 1 Chronicles (2)

• 2 Samuel 21:16 — And Ishbi-benob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David.
• 2 Samuel 21:18 — And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant.
• 2 Samuel 21:20 — And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.
• 2 Samuel 21:22 — These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
• 1 Chronicles 8:2 — Nohah the fourth, and Rapha (וְרָפָ֖א) the fifth.
• 1 Chronicles 8:37 — And Moza begat Binea: Rapha (רָפָ֥ה) was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son: