הָרָפָ֗ה

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 הָרָפָ֗ה

   ha-ra-FA

   the Rapha
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּילִידֵ֣י הָרָפָ֗ה

   a-SHER bi-li-DE ha-ra-FA

   who or which among the descendants of the Rapha
3. clause🔊 וישבו וְיִשְׁבִּ֨י בְּנֹ֜ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּילִידֵ֣י הָרָפָ֗ה וּמִשְׁקַ֤ל קֵינוֹ֙ שְׁלֹ֤שׁ מֵאוֹת֙ מִשְׁקַ֣ל נְחֹ֔שֶׁת וְה֖וּא חָג֣וּר חֲדָשָׁ֑ה

   va-ye-SHVO ve-yish-BI be-NOV a-SHER bi-li-DE ha-ra-FA u-mish-KAL KEI-no she-LOSH me-OT mish-KAL ne-KHO-shet ve-HU kha-GUR kha-da-SHA

   and he dwelt or and he returned and Ishbi of Nob who or which among the descendants of the Rapha and the weight of his spear three hundreds weight of bronze and he girded or armed new {feminine}
4. sentence🔊 וישבו וְיִשְׁבִּ֨י בְּנֹ֜ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּילִידֵ֣י הָרָפָ֗ה וּמִשְׁקַ֤ל קֵינוֹ֙ שְׁלֹ֤שׁ מֵאוֹת֙ מִשְׁקַ֣ל נְחֹ֔שֶׁת וְה֖וּא חָג֣וּר חֲדָשָׁ֑ה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לְהַכּ֥וֹת אֶת־דָּוִֽד׃

   va-ye-SHVO ve-yish-BI be-NOV a-SHER bi-li-DE ha-ra-FA u-mish-KAL KEI-no she-LOSH me-OT mish-KAL ne-KHO-shet ve-HU kha-GUR kha-da-SHA va-yo-MER le-ha-KOT et-DA-vid

   and he dwelt or and he returned and Ishbi of Nob who or which among the descendants of the Rapha and the weight of his spear three hundreds weight of bronze and he girded or armed new {feminine} and he said to strike David {direct object marker}

Exegesis

The relative clause introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʼăš-er} restricts him to his lineage, articulated by the prepositional construct bilyidei harafah {בִּילִידֵ֣י הָרָפָה | bə-yî-lî-ḏê hā-rā-pāh}.

Root and etymology

r-p-h🔊 resh–pe–he

“giant, weak/feeble”

• 🔊 רְפָאִיםRephaimgiantsGenesis 14:5