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Rapha

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7497

רָפָה

ra.pah — Rapha

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.21.16; father of: Goliath (H1555), Ishbi-benob (H3430), Saph (H5593), Lahmi (H3902), huge_man (H4060A); also translated "giant"; Also named: re.pha.im (רְפָאִים "Raphaite" H7497H) § giant, Rephah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1555

גׇּלְיַת

gol.yat — Goliath

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.17.4; son of: Rapha (H7497A); brother of: Ishbi-benob (H3430), Saph (H5593), Lahmi (H3902), huge_man (H4060A) § Goliath = "splendour" the Philistine giant of Gath slain by David's sling

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H501

אֶלְעָשָׂה

el.a.sah — Eleasah

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.39; son of: Helez (H2503H); father of: Sismai (H5581) § Elasah or Eleasah = "God has made" 1) a descendant of Judah, son of Helez 2) a priest of Pashur's line with a foreign wife during Ezra's time 3) Shaphan's son, Zedekiah's servant 4) a descendant of Benjamin, son of Rapha, father of Azel

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H682

אָצֵל

a.tsel — Azel

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.37; son of: Binea (H1150); brother of: Raphah (H7498) and Eleasah (H0501H); father of: Azrikam (H5840H), Bocheru (H1074), Ishmael (H3458I), Sheariah (H8187), Obadiah (H5662J) and Hanan (H2605H) § Azel = "reserved" n pr m (CLBL) a Benjamite descendant of Saul and Jonathan

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6454

פָּסֵחַ

pa.se.ach — Paseah

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.12; son of: Eshton (H0850); brother of: Beth-rapha (H1051) , Tehinnah (H8468) § Paseah or Phaseah = "limper" 1) son of Eshton of the tribe of Judah 2) ancestor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 3) father of Jehoiada, one who helped repair the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1150

בִּנְעָא

bin.a — Binea

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.37; son of: Moza (H4162H); father of: Raphah (H7498), Eleasah (H0501H) and Azel (H0682A) § Binea or Bineah = fountain a descendant of Jonathan

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7498

רָפָא

ra.pah — Raphah

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.37; son of: Binea (H1150); brother of: Eleasah (H0501H) and Azel (H0682A); also called Rephaiah at 1Ch.9.43; Also named: re.pha.yah (רְפָיָה "Rephaiah" H7509K) § Rapha = "tall" 1) son of Binea and a descendant of Saul 2) son of Benjamin

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H850

אֶשְׁתּוֹן

esh.ton — Eshton

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.4.11; son of: Mehir (H4243); father of: Beth-rapha (H1051), Paseah (H6454), Tehinnah (H8468) § Eshton = "effeminate" a descendant of Caleb of tribe of Judah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1051

בֵּית רָפָא

bet ra.pah — Beth-rapha

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.12; son of: Eshton (H0850); brother of: Paseah (H6454) and Tehinnah (H8468) § Beth-rapha = "house of healing" the son of Eshton

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3430

יִשְׁבּוֹ בְּנֹב

yish.bo b.nov — Ishbi-benob

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Sa.21.16; son of: Rapha (H7497A); brother of: Goliath (H1555), Saph (H5593), Lahmi (H3902) and huge_man (H4060A) § Ishbi-benob = "his dwelling is in Nob" son of Rapha, one of the nation of Philistine giants who attacked David in battle and was slain by Abishai

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3902

לַחְמִי

lach.mi — Lahmi

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.21.19; son of: Rapha (H7497A); brother of: Goliath (H1555), Ishbi-benob (H3430), Saph (H5593), huge_man (H4060A); also translated "[brother of] Goliath" at 2Sa.21.16; § Lahmi = "my bread" brother of Goliath the Gittite and slain by Elhanan the son of Zair

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5593

סַף

saph — Saph

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.21.18; son of: Rapha (H7497A); brother of: Goliath (H1555), Ishbi-benob (H3430) , Lahmi (H3902), huge_man (H4060A); also called Sippai at 1Ch.20.4; Also named: sip.pay (סִפַּי "Sippai" H5598) § Saph = "tall" one of the sons of the Philistine giant slain by Sibbechai the Hushathite

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5598

סִפַּי

sip.pay — Sippai

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.21.18; son of: Rapha (H7497A); brother of: Goliath (H1555), Ishbi-benob (H3430) , Lahmi (H3902), huge_man (H4060A); also called Sippai at 1Ch.20.4; Another name of saph (סַף "Saph" H5593) § Sippai = "threshold" one of the sons of the Philistine giant slain by Sibbechai the Hushathite

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6232

עֵ֫שֶׁק

e.sheq — Eshek

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.37; son of: Binea (H1150); brother of: Raphah (H7498) and Azel (H0682A); father of: Ulam (H0198H), Jeush (H3266I) and Eliphelet (H0467J); also called Eshek at 1Ch.8.39; Another name of el.a.sah (אֶלְעָשָׂה "Eleasah" H0501H) § Eshek = "oppressor" a Benjamite, late descendant of Saul

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7220

רֹאשׁ

rosh — Rosh

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.21; son of: Benjamin (H1144); brother of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); also called Rapha at 1Ch.8.2; Also named: ra.pah (רָפָא "Rapha" H7498H) § Rosh = "head" a son of Benjamin

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8468

תְּחִנָּה

te.chin.nah — Tehinnah

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.12; son of: Eshton (H0850); brother of: Beth-rapha (H1051) and Paseah (H6454); father of: Ir-nahash (H5904) § Tehinnah = "supplication" a Judaite, son of Eshton and father of Ir-Nahash

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GREEK · G9219

συγγραφή

sungraphē — a writ

1. a writing or noting down , (Herdotus Historicus) 2. that which is written, a writing, book: a history, narrative , (Thucydides), etc. 3. a written contract, a covenant, bond , Lat. syngrapha, (Thucydides); συγγ. ναυτικαί a bond to secure money lent on bottomry, (Demosthenes Orator); ἀνδριάντα ἐκδεδωκὼς κατὰ συγγραφήν having contracted for its execution, (Demosthenes Orator) (ML)

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Historical dictionary entry

Tall. (1.) A Benjamite, the son of Binea (1 Chr. 8:2, 37), a descendant of Saul. (2.) Margin of 1 Chr. 20:4, 6, where “giant” is given in the text.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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