רָפָא râphâʼ
Meaning
properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure
In the King James Version: cure, (cause to) heal, physician, repair, [idiom] thoroughly, make whole. See H7503 (רָפָה).
Derivation: or רָפָה; a primitive root;
Where it is used
- Hosea 14:4 I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for My anger has turned away from them.
- Zechariah 11:16 For behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will neither care for the lost, nor seek the young, nor heal the broken, nor sustain the healthy, but he will devour the flesh of the choice sheep and tear off their hooves.