Strong's Hebrew: 7517. רְפָתִים (repheth) -- Crumbling, decay, dust

Strong's Lexicon

repheth: Crumbling, decay, dust

Original Word: רֶפֶת
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: repheth
Pronunciation: reh'-feth
Phonetic Spelling: (reh'-feth)
Definition: Crumbling, decay, dust
Meaning: a stall for, cattle

Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to be soft or to crumble

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "repheth," the concept of decay and mortality is reflected in Greek terms such as "φθορά" (phthora - Strong's Greek 5356), meaning corruption or decay, and "σποδός" (spodos - Strong's Greek 4700), meaning ashes or dust.

Usage: The Hebrew word "repheth" is used to describe a state of decay or crumbling, often associated with dust or debris. It conveys the idea of something that has deteriorated or broken down into smaller, less substantial parts. This term can be used metaphorically to describe the transient and fragile nature of human life or material possessions.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of dust and decay was closely tied to the understanding of human mortality and the temporary nature of earthly life. Dust was a common symbol for death and the return of the body to the earth, as seen in Genesis 3:19, "For dust you are, and to dust you shall return." The imagery of crumbling or decaying matter would have resonated with the agrarian society of ancient Israel, where the cycle of life and death was a visible and constant reality.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
stable, stall
NASB Translation
stalls (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[רֶ֫פֶת] noun [masculine] apparently stable, stall (Late Hebrew id.; √ dubious; Thes from רפף, compare Arabic enclosure for sheep and goats, but no satisfactory meaning of רפף known); — plural רְפָתִים Habakkuk 3:17 (for cattle).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

stall

Probably from raphah; a stall for cattle (from their resting there) -- stall.

see HEBREW raphah

Forms and Transliterations

בָּרְפָתִֽים׃ ברפתים׃ bā·rə·p̄ā·ṯîm barefaTim bārəp̄āṯîm

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