רָפָה
râphâh(raw-faw')
“to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative)”
46 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative)
Translated in KJV as
abateceaseconsumedraw (toward evening)fail(be) faintbe (wax) feebleforsakeidleleavelet alone (go, down)(be) slackstaybe stillbe slothful(be) weak(-en). See H7495 (רָפָא).
Etymology
a primitive root;
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“And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our Go…”