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RAPHA, RAPHAH, rā’ fə 1. 1 Chron 8:2 רָפָ֖א; LXX ̔Ραφη, meaning he (God) has healed. This is prob. a shortened form of Raphael. 2. 1 Chron 8:37 רָפָ֥ה; LXX ̔Ράφαια, meaning uncertain, perhaps he (God) has withdrawn or he (God) has healed.
1. Name of the fifth son of Benjamin (1 Chron 8:2). However, the list of Benjamin’s sons (Gen 46:21) omits mention of Rapha altogether.
2. Name of a descendant of Saul of Benjamin; son of Binea and father of Eleasah (1 Chron 8:37; cf. 9:43).