Word Study · Strong's H4832 · Hebrew
מַרְפֵּא
marpe
mar-pay'
Strong's 1890 spelling: marpêʼ
“properly, curative, i.e. literally (concretely) a medicine, or (abstractly) a cure”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
properly, curative, i.e. literally (concretely) a medicine, or (abstractly) a cure; figuratively (concretely) deliverance, or (abstractly) placidity
Rendered in the KJV as
(in-)cure(-able), healing(-lth), remedy, sound, wholesome, yielding.
- 16occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 9inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 16 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 9
- מַרְפֵּֽא׃6
- וּמַרְפֵּ֖א2
- מַרְפֵּ֑א2
- וּמַרְפֵּ֥א1
- מַרְפֵּ֣א1
- מַרְפֵּ֔א1
- מַרְפֵּ֖א1
- מַרְפֵּֽא׃ פ1
- מַרְפֵּ֖ה1
How it is rendered · 8
- healing4
- and healing3
- [is] healing2
- [was] healing2
- [will be] healing2
- calmness1
- healing of1
- health1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · masculine singular12
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular3
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 12
- HC/Ncmsa · 3
- HNcmsc · 1
All 16, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Proverbs8 of 16 · 50%
- Jeremiah4 of 16 · 25%
- 2 Chronicles2 of 16 · 13%
- Ecclesiastes1 of 16 · 6%
- Malachi1 of 16 · 6%
Proverbs carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 21:18מַרְפֵּֽא׃marpe'noun · masculine singularAfter all this, the LORD afflicted Jehoram with an incurable disease of the bowels.here: [was] healing
- 2 Chronicles 36:16מַרְפֵּֽא׃marpe'noun · masculine singularBut they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.here: [was] healing
Proverbs8 occurrences
- Proverbs 4:22מַרְפֵּֽא׃marpe'noun · masculine singularFor they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.here: health
- Proverbs 6:15מַרְפֵּֽא׃ פmarpe'noun · masculine singularTherefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.here: [will be] healing
- Proverbs 12:18מַרְפֵּֽא׃marpe'noun · masculine singularSpeaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.here: [is] healing
- Proverbs 13:17מַרְפֵּֽא׃marpe'noun · masculine singularA wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.here: [is] healing
- Proverbs 14:30מַרְפֵּ֑אmarpe'noun · masculine singularA tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.here: healing
- Proverbs 15:4מַרְפֵּ֣אmarpe'noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.here: healing of
- Proverbs 16:24וּמַרְפֵּ֥אumarpe'conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularPleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.here: and healing
- Proverbs 29:1מַרְפֵּֽא׃marpe'noun · masculine singularA man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.here: [will be] healing
Ecclesiastes1 occurrence
Jeremiah4 occurrences
- Jeremiah 8:15מַרְפֵּ֖הmarpehnoun · masculine singularWe hoped for peace, but no good has come, for a time of healing, but there was only terror.here: healing
- Jeremiah 14:19מַרְפֵּ֑אmarpe'noun · masculine singularHave You rejected Judah completely? Do You despise Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We hoped for peace, but no good has come, and for the time of healing, but there was only terror.here: healing
- Jeremiah 14:19מַרְפֵּ֖אmarpe'noun · masculine singularHave You rejected Judah completely? Do You despise Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We hoped for peace, but no good has come, and for the time of healing, but there was only terror.here: healing
- Jeremiah 33:6וּמַרְפֵּ֖אumarpe'conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularNevertheless, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal its people and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.here: and healing