מַרְפֵּא
Used: 14 times · Key: 4832 · BDB: מַרְפֵּא²
Glosses
healing (9); [is].healing (2); of.healing (2)
Meaning (OSHB)
healing tree →
Meaning (BDB 1906)
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, 13 of its verses cited, 2 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (1 candidates)
Trees and pragmatics
Every English meaning of «מַרְפֵּא» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.
In the verses
יֵ֣שׁ בּ֭וֹטֶהכְּמַדְקְר֣וֹת חָ֑רֶב וּלְשׁ֖וֹן חֲכָמִ֣ים מַרְפֵּֽא׃
Word for word: there.[is] [one.who].speaks.rashly like thrusts of.a.sword and.[the] tongue of.wise.[people] [is].healing
JPS 1917: There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword; but the tongue of the wise is health.
מַלְאָ֣ךְ רָ֭שָׁע יִפֹּ֣ל בְּרָ֑ע וְצִ֖יר אֱמוּנִ֣ים מַרְפֵּֽא׃
Word for word: a.messenger wicked he.falls in trouble and an.envoy of.faithfulness(es) [is].healing
JPS 1917: A wicked messenger falleth into evil; but a faithful ambassador is health.
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