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מַרְפֵּא H4832

H4832 is the Hebrew word מַרְפֵּא, transliterated marpêʼ and said mar-pay'. The King James Version most often renders it health.

Word: מַרְפֵּאTransliteration: marpêʼSaid: mar-pay'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 11 verses

What it means

properly, curative, i.e. literally (concretely) a medicine, or (abstractly) a cure; figuratively (concretely) deliverance, or (abstractly) placidity.

Where it comes from

from H7495 (רָפָא).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

health 3×healing 2×incurable 1×till there was no remedy 1×sound 1×wholesome 1×yielding 1×no healing 1×cure 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: (in-)cure(-able), healing(-lth), remedy, sound, wholesome, yielding.

Verses using מַרְפֵּא

All 11 verses, quoted in full.

2 Chronicles 21:18 · KJV

And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.

2 Chronicles 36:16 · KJV

But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.

Proverbs 4:22 · KJV

For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

Proverbs 14:30 · KJV

A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

Proverbs 15:4 · KJV

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

Proverbs 16:24 · KJV

Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Ecclesiastes 10:4 · KJV

If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.

Jeremiah 8:15 · KJV

We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!

Jeremiah 14:19 · KJV

Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!

Jeremiah 33:6 · KJV

Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.

Malachi 4:2 · KJV

But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4832 mean?

H4832 is the Hebrew word מַרְפֵּא (marpêʼ), meaning properly, curative, i.e. literally (concretely) a medicine, or (abstractly) a cure; figuratively (concretely) deliverance, or (abstractly) placidity.

How is H4832 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it health (3 times), healing (2 times), incurable (1 time), till there was no remedy (1 time), sound (1 time), among others.

How many times does H4832 appear in the Bible?

מַרְפֵּא (marpêʼ) is tagged in 11 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4832 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H7495 (רָפָא).

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