רָפֶה

«רָפֶה» in the Tanakh dictionary: slack — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 4 times · Key: 7504 · BDB: רָפֶה

Glosses

slack (3); feeble (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

slack tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

adj. slack Qal. tree →

The whole BDB entry

adj. slack;—abs. ר׳, of people, Nu 13:18 (J); cstr. רְפֵה יָדַיִם 2 S 17:2, i.e. weak (‖ יָגֵעַ); fpl. יָדַיִם רָפוֹת fig. of discouragement and fear Is 35:3; Jb 4:3. cf. √ Qal. 2.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 4 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (7 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (5 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «רָפֶה» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Job 4:3

הִ֭נֵּה יִסַּ֣רְתָּ רַבִּ֑ים וְיָדַ֖יִם רָפ֣וֹת תְּחַזֵּֽק׃

Word for word: there! you.have.instructed many.[people] and hands slack you.strengthened

JPS 1917: Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.

Isaiah 35:3

חַזְּק֖וּ יָדַ֣יִם רָפ֑וֹת וּבִרְכַּ֥יִם כֹּשְׁל֖וֹת אַמֵּֽצוּ׃

Word for word: strengthen hands slack and knees [which].stumble make.firm

JPS 1917: Strengthen ye the weak hands, and make firm the tottering knees.

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