Strong's H7497 · Hebrew
רָפָא
râphâʼ · /raw-faw'/
Definition
a giant
KJV: giant, Rapha, Rephaim(-s). See also H1051 (בֵּית רָפָא).
Root / derivation: or רָפָה; from H7495 (רָפָא) in the sense of invigorating;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered רָפָא across 24 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
24 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis2 verses
Deuteronomy4 verses
Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites call them Emims.
Deuteronomy 2:20(That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;
Deuteronomy 3:11For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.
Deuteronomy 3:13And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants.
Joshua5 verses
And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,
Joshua 13:12All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these did Moses smite, and cast them out.
Joshua 15:8And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:
Joshua 17:15And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee. giants: or, Rephaims
Joshua 18:16And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to Enrogel,
2 Samuel7 verses
The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
2 Samuel 5:22And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
2 Samuel 21:16And Ishbibenob, 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. the giant: or, Rapha spear: Heb. the staff, or, the head
2 Samuel 21:18And 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. the giant: or, Rapha Saph: or, Sippai
2 Samuel 21:20And 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. the giant: or, Rapha
2 Samuel 21:22These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
2 Samuel 23:13And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim. three: or, the three captains over the thirty
1 Chronicles5 verses
Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim. three: or, three captains over the thirty
1 Chronicles 14:9And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
1 Chronicles 20:4And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued. arose: or, continued: Heb. stood Gezer: or, Gob the giant: or, Rapha
1 Chronicles 20:6And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot: and he also was the son of the giant. great: Heb. a man of measure the son: Heb. born to the giants, or, Rapha
1 Chronicles 20:8These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H7497 (râphâʼ) mean?
a giant
How many times does H7497 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H7497 (רָפָא) appears in 24 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “giants.”
How is râphâʼ translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H7497 is rendered as “giants” (10×), “giant” (7×), “Rephaim” (6×), “Rephaims” (2×).
Where does the Hebrew word רָפָא come from?
or רָפָה; from H7495 (רָפָא) in the sense of invigorating;