רפא

Aramaic

Verb

רפא • (transliteration needed)

1. to loosen, to soften

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־פ־א (r-p-ʾ)

Compare Arabic رَفَأَ (rafaʔa, “mend, repair”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈfa/

• Audio:

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Verb

רָפָא • (rafá) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

1. to heal, cure (someone)

Conjugation

Conjugation of רָפָא (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לרפוא / לִרְפֹּא action noun: — passive participle: רָפוּא
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	רָפָאתִי		רָפָאנוּ
	second	רָפָאתָ	רָפָאת	רְפָאתֶם1	רְפָאתֶן1
	third	רָפָא	רָפְאָה	רָפְאוּ
present		רוֹפֵא	רוֹפֵאת	רוֹפְאִים	רוֹפְאוֹת
future	first	אֶרְפָּא		נִרְפָּא
	second	תִּרְפָּא	תִּרְפְּאִי	תִּרְפְּאוּ	תִּרְפֶּאנָה2
	third	יִרְפָּא	תִּרְפָּא	יִרְפְּאוּ	תִּרְפֶּאנָה2
imperative		רְפָא	רִפְאִי	רִפְאוּ	רְפֶאנָה2
notes		Pronounced רָפָאתֶם and רָפָאתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Verb

רִפֵּא • (ripé) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of ריפא

Verb

רֻפָּא • (rupá) third-singular masculine past (pu'al construction)

1. defective spelling of רופא