רָפָה (rāpâ) is a Hebrew verb meaning sink. It appears 46 times in 19 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7503).

Also rendered

• to slacken

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2198)

Root family 2198: רָפָה rāpâ — sink down, let drop, be disheartened

• רְפָאִים rāpâ — Rephaim
• רְפָאִים rĕpāʾîm — shades
• רָפֶה rāpeh — slack
• רִפְיוֹן ripyôn — sinking

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