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H7503
רָפָה
râphâh
Pronunciation: raw-faw'
Definition
to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative)
KJV Renderings
abate, cease, consume, draw (toward evening), fail, (be) faint, be (wax) feeble, forsake, idle, leave, let alone (go, down), (be) slack, stay, be still, be slothful, (be) weak(-en). See H7495 (רָפָא).
Word Analysis
EN: to slacken (in many applications
Etymology: a primitive root;