Know the Word.

Hebrew word

râphâʼ

raw-faw'

רָפָא

What it means

properly, lax, i.e. a ghost (as dead

properly, lax, i.e. (figuratively) a ghost (as dead; in plural only)

Where it comes from

from râphâʼ (רָפָא) in the sense of râphâh (רָפָה)

How the King James translates it

  • dead4
  • deceased1

Every place it appears 5

Job26:5
Psalms88:10
Proverbs9:18
Isaiah14:926:14