2 Samuel 21:18:142 Sam.21.18.W14TAB
הָרָפָֽה׃
harafa
“the Rapha”
- Transliteration
- ha-ra-FA
- Extended
- haa-rah-FAA
- IPA
- /haːraːˈfaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Rapha
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ra-FA
- phraseyour reading level
bi-yil-DE ha-ra-FA
- clause
AZ hi-KA sib-be-KHAI ha-khu-sha-TI et-SAF a-SHER bi-yil-DE ha-ra-FA
- sentence
va-ye-HI a-kha-RE-KHEN va-te-HI-OD ha-mil-kha-MA be-GOV im-pe-li-SHET-tim AZ hi-KA sib-be-KHAI ha-khu-sha-TI et-SAF a-SHER bi-yil-DE ha-ra-FA
Exegesis
The construct chain biylêḏê ha-rāp̄āh {בִּילִדֵי הָרָפָה} ‘among the descendants of the Rapha’ uses a participial form to indicate lineage.
Root and etymology
r-p-h
“giant, weak/feeble”
In context — 2 Samuel 21:18
And it happened after this that there was again a battle at Gob with the Philistines. Then Sibbekai the Hushathite struck down Saph, who was among the descendants of Rapha .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 21:18:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Samuel 21:18, so the Hebrew word הָרָפָֽה׃ (harafa) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Sam.21.18.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.21.18.W14.S1) and character.