Strong’s definition
properly, lax, i.e. (figuratively) a ghost (as dead; in plural only)
KJV gloss list in the source
dead, deceased.
Source pronunciation notation: raw-faw'
Derivation recorded by Strong
from H7495 (רָפָא) in the sense of H7503 (רָפָה);
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