H7501 H7501
Rephael, a Levitical gatekeeper in David's time
This personal name appears in 1 Chronicles 26:7 among the Levitical gatekeepers. The name means 'God has healed' or 'El heals,' combining 'rapha' (heal) with 'el' (God). Names incorporating healing language were common in Israel, reflecting the theology that Yahweh is the source of health and restoration. Rephael served in the organized temple service that David established, though no further details about his life or family are preserved.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A Levite serving as a gatekeeper in the tabernacle service during David's reign, mentioned in 1 Chronicles 26:7. His name's theological content ('God heals') exemplifies the common Israelite practice of embedding faith confessions in personal names, though the text provides no information about the circumstances of his naming or whether any healing event prompted his parents' choice. 1×
AR["وَ-رَفَائِيلُ"]·ben["আর-রফায়েল"]·DE["[ורפאל]"]·EN["and-Rephael"]·FR["[ורפאל]"]·heb["ו-רפאל"]·HI["और-रपाएल"]·ID["dan-Refael"]·IT["[ורפאל]"]·jav["lan-Réfaèl"]·KO["그리고-르바엘"]·PT["e-Refa'el"]·RU["и-Рефаэль"]·ES["y-Refael"]·SW["na-Refaeli"]·TR["ve-Refael"]·urd["اور-رفائیل"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† רְפָאֵל n.pr.m. Levite, 1 Ch 26:7, Ραφαηλ.