Definition

properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure

Etymology

or רָפָה; a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

• cure
• (cause to) heal
• physician
• repair
• thoroughly
• make whole. See H7503 (רָפָה)

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.