Râphas — H7515

Definition

verb

to trample, i.e. roil water

1. to stamp, tread, foul by stamping or treading
1. (Qal) to tread down, foul by treading, foul with the feet
2. (Niphal) to be fouled

Usually translated as

foul, trouble

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• katapatéō (G2662)
• tarássō (G5015)
• phrássō (G5420)

Occurrences

Râphas occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Proverbs (1), Ezekiel (1)

• Proverbs 25:26 — A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled (נִ֭רְפָּשׂ) fountain, and a corrupt spring.
• Ezekiel 34:18 — Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but ye must foul (תִּרְפֹּשֽׂוּן) the residue with your feet?