מַרְפֵּא

Biblical Hebrew

healing — used 2 times in the Hebrew Bible. Below: its meanings with their sources, MACULA's glosses, and 2 verses word for word and in JPS 1917.

Meaning

OpenScriptures lexical index

healing tree →

Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906

מַרְפֵּא²: n.m. healing, cure, health tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.m. Ec 10, 4 healing, cure, health (usually fig.);—abs. מַרְפֵּא Je 14:19 +, מַרְפֵּה 8:15; cstr. מַרְפֵּא Pr 15:4;— healing, cure, of national woes, Je 8:15; 14:19b (‖ שָׁלוֹם), 33:6 (+ אֲרֻכָה); especially אֵין לָנוּ מ׳ Je 14:19a there is no cure for us, עַד לְאֵין מ׳ 2 Ch 36:16. fig. of pers., health, profit, Pr 4:22 (‖ חַיִּים), 12:18; 13:17; 16:24; with spiritual implic. Mal 3:20; אֵין מ׳ Pr 6:15 = 29:1; לֵב מ׳ 14:30 a mind of health (healthy, composed, mind), cf. מ׳ alone = composure Ec 10:4; מ׳ לְשׁוֹן Pr 15:4 healing of the tongue, = a soothing tongue (Toy). lit., of disease, לְאֵין מ׳ 2 Ch 21:18.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (1 candidates)

Glosses

MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: health (1); of health (1).

In the verses

Proverbs 14:30 · tree →

חַיֵּ֣י בְ֭שָׂרִים לֵ֣ב מַרְפֵּ֑א וּרְקַ֖ב עֲצָמ֣וֹת קִנְאָֽה׃

Word for word: [is].the.life of.bodies a.heart of.health and.[is] rottenness of.bones jealousy

JPS 1917: A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; but envy is the rottenness of the bones.

Ecclesiastes 10:4 · tree →

אִם־ר֤וּחַ הַמּוֹשֵׁל֙ תַּעֲלֶ֣ה עָלֶ֔יךָ מְקוֹמְךָ֖ אַל־תַּנַּ֑ח כִּ֣י מַרְפֵּ֔א יַנִּ֖יחַ חֲטָאִ֥ים גְּדוֹלִֽים׃

Word for word: if the.spirit of the.ruler it.will.go.up towards you place your do.not leave (dm) health it.will.cause.to.rest sins great

JPS 1917: If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences.

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Sources. The words, their counts, glosses and the word-for-word renderings: MACULA Hebrew (the Westminster Leningrad Codex; Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meanings: the OpenScriptures lexical index (CC BY 4.0), Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906 and Jastrow 1903 (public domain, via Sefaria); Targum Onkelos from Sefaria (public domain). Translation: JPS 1917 (public domain, from eBible.org).

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