רָפֶה, רָפָה f. (b. h.; preced.) lax, loose. Gen. R. s. 100 מיד היא ר׳ it (the threatening sword of death) becomes at once loose (in the hands of the angel); a. e.—שפה ר׳, v. שָׂפָה.—Pl. רָפִים, רָפִין; רָפוֹת. Lev. R. s. 19 (ref. to Is. XXXV, 3) ידים … כאילו ר׳ the hands (of God) which appear as if they were lax; a. e.
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רָפֶה , רָפָה f. (b. h.; preced. ) lax, loose . Gen. R. s. 100 מיד היא ר׳ it (the threatening sword of death) becomes at once loose (in the hands of…
References
- Jastrow, רָפָה 1
- Bereishit Rabbah 100:7
- Jastrow, שָׂפָה 1
- Vayikra Rabbah 19:5
- Isaiah 35:3