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Rapha

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(tall). (1) A Benjamite (1 Chron. 8:2²Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. (1 Chronicles 8:2)). (2) A descendant of Saul (1 Chron. 8:37³⁷And Moza begat Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son: (1 Chronicles 8:37)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Son of Benjamin (1 Chron. 8:2²Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. (1 Chronicles 8:2)).

2. Son of Binea (1 Chron. 8:37³⁷And Moza begat Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son: (1 Chronicles 8:37)). Called REPHAIAH in 1 Chronicles 9:43⁴³And Moza begat Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. (1 Chronicles 9:43).

3. Rapha occurs in the margin of 2 Samuel 21:16,18,20¹⁶And 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 21:16)
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. (2 Samuel 21:18)
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. (2 Samuel 21:20) and 1 Chronicles 20:4⁴And 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. (1 Chronicles 20:4), where it is “the giant” in the text. An ancestor of certain warriors.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

7498 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Rapha’

Phonic:

raw-faw’

Meaning:

or Raphah {raw-faw'}; probably the same as 7497; giant; Rapha or Raphah, the name of two Israelites

KJV Usage:

Rapha

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

he healed: the giant: the shrunken (in 1 Chron. 8:2; 1 Chron. 20:4,6,8) : the giant: the feeble (one)

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Giant; tall; he healed; medicine:― the name of two Israelites, 1 Chron. 8:2. {Gigas}