H7509 H7509
Rephaiah — a personal name borne by five different men across Chronicles and Nehemiah
Rephaiah is a personal name meaning 'Yah has healed,' borne by at least five distinct individuals in the Hebrew Bible. These include a descendant of David (1 Chr 3:21), a Simeonite military leader who defeated the Amalekites at Mount Seir (1 Chr 4:42), a clan head of Issachar (1 Chr 7:2), a descendant of Saul through Jonathan (1 Chr 9:43, paralleling Raphah in 8:37), and a post-exilic official who helped rebuild the wall of Jerusalem under Nehemiah (Neh 3:9). The Septuagint renders the name variously as Rhaphaia and Rhaphala, while Spanish 'Refaías' and French forms preserve the theophoric element.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The proper name Rephaiah ('Yah has healed'), used for five distinct individuals: a Davidic descendant (1 Chr 3:21), a Simeonite commander (4:42), an Issacharite clan chief (7:2), a Benjaminite descendant of Saul (9:43, variant of Raphah in 8:37), and a post-exilic district ruler who repaired Jerusalem's wall (Neh 3:9). Spanish 'Refaías/Refaya' and the Septuagint Rhaphaia preserve the theophoric structure. The name's wide distribution across tribes and eras suggests it was a common Yahwistic name expressing hope in divine healing. 5×
AR["رَفايا", "رَفَايَا", "وَ-رَفايا", "وَرَفَايَا"]·ben["ও-রফায়", "ও-রফায়া", "রফায়া", "রফায়ের"]·DE["[ורפיה]", "[רפיה]"]·EN["Rephaiah", "Rephayah", "and-Refayah", "and-Rephayah"]·FR["[ורפיה]", "[רפיה]"]·heb["ו-רפיה", "רפיה"]·HI["और-रपायाह", "और-रफायाह", "रफायाह"]·ID["Refaya", "dan-Refaya"]·IT["Refaia", "e-Refaia"]·jav["Refaya", "Réfaya", "lan-Réfaya"]·KO["그-와-르바야", "그리고-르바야", "르바야가", "르바야의"]·PT["Refayah", "e-Refayah"]·RU["Рефаи", "Рефайяху", "и-Рефайя", "и-Рефая"]·ES["Refaya", "Refaías", "y-Refaya", "y-Refaías"]·SW["Refaya", "na-Refaya"]·TR["Refaya", "Refaya'nın", "ve-Refaya"]·urd["اور-رفایاہ", "رفایاہ", "رفایہ"]
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
† רְפָיָה n.pr.m. 1. in David’s family 1 Ch 3:21, Ραφαλ, A 𝔊L Ραφαια. 2. in Simeon, 4:42, Ραφαια(ς). 3. in Issachar, 7:2, Ραφαρα, A 𝔊L Ραφαια. 4. descendant of Saul 9:43, Ραφαια, 𝔊L Αραχα (= רָפָה 8:37). 5. post-ex. name Ne 3:9, Ραφαια(ς).