H7515 רָפַשׂ (râphas) raw-fas'

Hebrew

Verb (Hebrew)

Quick Definition

to foul

Strong's Definition

to trample, i.e. roil water

Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV Usage: foul, trouble.

TWOT Reference: 2199

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) to stamp, tread, foul by stamping or treading

1a) (Qal) to tread down, foul by treading, foul with the feet

1b) (Niphal) to be fouled

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G2662 G5015 G5420

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

רָפַשׂ (ra.pha.s) — to foul. 1) to stamp, tread, foul by stamping or treading 1a) (Qal) to tread down, foul by treading, foul with the feet 1b) (Niphal) to be fouled

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

רפשׂ (H7511 · A7512 · H7515) — רפס

verb · מִרְפָּשׂ

Impact | verb pe'al

to trample = action by which animals tread heavily and noisily on objects, ► resulting in destruction

DAN 7:7 · DAN 7:19

Mixed | verb qal, verb nif

to foul, to muddy = causative action by which humans or animals walk through clean water and so muddy it with their feet

PRO 25:26 · EZK 32:2 · EZK 34:18

verb

Stance

to humiliate oneself, to grovel = action by which humans take on a posture of humility before (other) humans or deities in order to receive a favorable attitude

PSA 68:31 · PRO 6:3

¹ PSA 68:31 NIV "humbled" NJPS "cringing" NJB GNT "bow down" REB "prostrate themselves" CEV "crawling" | RSV NRSV ESV "trample underfoot"

Reinier de Blois

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

רָפַס, רָפַשׂ vb. stamp, tread, foul by stamping, treading Qal c. acc. rivers

Niph. a fountain befouled.

Hithp. (stamp oneself down, then fig.) humble thyself

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Bible Occurrences (3)

25:26

32:2 34:18

Proverbs 25:26

Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.

Ezekiel 32:2

Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churning up the waters with your feet and muddying the streams.

Ezekiel 34:18

Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of the pasture with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink the clear waters? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet?