רְפָאִים Rephaim (H7497) is the masculine plural of the word Repha (H7495) which means to heal, be healed, or be a physician (cf. Genesis 50:2; Jeremiah 8:22). רְפָאִים Rephaim is often translated as “giants,” likely due to the Greek Old Testament’s translation of Repha and Rephaim as γίγαντες gígantes which means “giants.”
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