Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H4832

Strong's H4832 · Hebrew

מַרְפֵּא

marpêʼ · /mar-pay'/

Number
H4832
Language
Hebrew
Original word
מַרְפֵּא
Transliteration
marpêʼ
Pronunciation
mar-pay'
KJV occurrences
14 verses

Definition

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

KJV: (in-)cure(-able), healing(-lth), remedy, sound, wholesome, yielding.

Root / derivation: from H7495 (רָפָא);

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered מַרְפֵּא across 14 verses.

health5×
healing3×
remedy3×
cure1×
sound1×
wholesome1×
yielding1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

14 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

2 Chronicles1 verse
Proverbs8 verses
Proverbs 4:22

For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. health: Heb. medicine

Proverbs 6:15

Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.

Proverbs 12:18

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

Proverbs 13:17

A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health. a faithful: Heb. an ambassador of faithfulness

Proverbs 14:30

A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

Proverbs 15:4

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit. A wholesome: Heb. The healing of the tongue

Proverbs 16:24

Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Proverbs 29:1

He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. He: Heb. A man of reproofs

Ecclesiastes1 verse
Jeremiah3 verses
Malachi1 verse

Topics that use this word

Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H4832 (marpêʼ) mean?

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

How many times does H4832 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H4832 (מַרְפֵּא) appears in 14 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “health.”

How is marpêʼ translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H4832 is rendered as “health” (5×), “healing” (3×), “remedy” (3×), “cure” (1×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word מַרְפֵּא come from?

from H7495 (רָפָא);