1) ghosts of the dead, shades, spirits Part of Speech: noun masculine plural A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H7495 in the sense of H7503 Same Word by TWOT Number: 2198c
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I, II. רְפָאִים see below רפה.
I. רְפָאִיםnoun masculineJob 26:5
pluralshades, ghosts (by most connected with above √, as sunken, powerless, ones, StaG. i.420; Phoenician רפאם); — Wisdom Literature and late, name of dead in She'ôl, with article ׳הָרJob 26:5, elsewhere nearly=proper name: ׳רIsaiah 14:9 (in Sh®°ôl), Isaiah 26:4 ("" מֵתִים), Psalm 88:11 ("" id.), Proverbs 2:18 ("" מָוֶת), Proverbs 9:18 (in עִמְקֵי שְׁאוֺל), קְהַל רְפָאִיםProverbs 21:16; of righteous Israel Isaiah 26:19earth shall cast forth׳ר ("" מֵתֶיךָ).
Job 26:5 HEB: הָרְפָאִ֥ים יְחוֹלָ֑לוּ מִתַּ֥חַת NAS:The departed spirits tremble Under KJV:Dead [things] are formed INT:the departed tremble Under
Psalm 88:10 HEB:פֶּ֑לֶא אִם־ רְ֝פָאִ֗ים יָק֤וּמוּ ׀ יוֹד֬וּךָ NAS: for the dead? Will the departed spirits rise KJV: to the dead? shall the dead arise INT: wonders lo spirits rise praise
Proverbs 2:18 HEB:בֵּיתָ֑הּ וְאֶל־ רְ֝פָאִ֗ים מַעְגְּלֹתֶֽיהָ׃ NAS: And her tracks [lead] to the dead; KJV: and her paths unto the dead. INT: her house to the dead tracks
Proverbs 9:18 HEB:יָ֭דַע כִּֽי־ רְפָאִ֣ים שָׁ֑ם בְּעִמְקֵ֖י NAS: But he does not know that the dead are there, KJV: But he knoweth not that the dead [are] there; [and that] her guests INT: know that the dead are there the depths
Proverbs 21:16 HEB:הַשְׂכֵּ֑ל בִּקְהַ֖ל רְפָאִ֣ים יָנֽוּחַ׃ NAS: Will rest in the assembly of the dead. KJV: in the congregation of the dead. INT: of understanding the assembly of the dead will rest
Isaiah 14:9 HEB:עוֹרֵ֨ר לְךָ֤ רְפָאִים֙ כָּל־ עַתּ֣וּדֵי NAS: It arouses for you the spirits of the dead, all KJV: it stirreth up the dead for thee, [even] all the chief ones INT: come arouses the spirits all the leaders
Isaiah 26:14 HEB:בַּל־ יִחְי֔וּ רְפָאִ֖ים בַּל־ יָקֻ֑מוּ NAS: will not live, the departed spirits will not rise; KJV: they shall not live; [they are] deceased, they shall not rise: INT: will not live the departed will not rise
Isaiah 26:19 HEB:טַלֶּ֔ךָ וָאָ֖רֶץ רְפָאִ֥ים תַּפִּֽיל׃ ס NAS: will give birth to the departed spirits. KJV: and the earth shall cast out the dead. INT: the dew and the earth to the departed will give