Joshua 13:12:10Josh.13.12.W10TAB

הָרְפָאִ֔ים

harefaim

of the Rephaim

Transliteration
ha-re-fa-IM
Extended
hah-reh-fah-EEM
IPA
/haʁ.fāˈʔiːm/

Meaning by language

English
of the Rephaim

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Result
הָ + רְ + פָ + אִ֔ים
ha + re + fa + im
harefaim

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Pep with dagesh; f without
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-re-fa-IM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    mi-ye-TER ha-re-fa-IM

  3. clause

    HU nish-AR mi-ye-TER ha-re-fa-IM va-ya-KEM mo-SHEH va-yo-ri-SHEM

  4. sentence

    kol-mam-le-KUT OG ba-ba-SHAN a-SHER-ma-LAKH be-ash-tar-OT u-ve-ed-re-I HU nish-AR mi-ye-TER ha-re-fa-IM va-ya-KEM mo-SHEH va-yo-ri-SHEM

Exegesis

The independent pronoun hu {ה֤וּא | hû} ‘he’ emphasizes Og’s unique survival when nishar {נִשְׁאַר֙ | niš-’ār} ‘remained’ (Niphal perfect) from the miyeter {מִיֶּ֣תֶר | miy-ye-ter} ‘remnant’ of haRefaim {הָרְפָאִ֔ים | hā-rə-pā-’îm} ‘the Rephaim.’

Root and etymology

r-p-’resh–pe–aleph

to heal

In contextJoshua 13:12

All the kingdom of Og in the Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei—he was left from the remnant of the Rephaim ; Moses struck them down and dispossessed them.

About this coordinate

Joshua 13:12:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Joshua 13:12, so the Hebrew word הָרְפָאִ֔ים (harefaim) 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 Josh.13.12.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.12.W10.S1) and character.