Sacred Names Journal

Sacred name & biblical title

יְהוָה רָפָא

Yahweh Rapha

The LORD who heals

Language & etymology

What the name means.

Rapha is the verb “to heal.” This devotional title summarizes Exodus 15:26, whose actual wording is “the LORD your healer” (YHWH rof’ekha). The calculation follows the displayed devotional form, not that longer biblical phrase.

Gematria

The numeric value.

307

Yod 10 + He 5 + Vav 6 + He 5 + Resh 200 + Pe 80 + Aleph 1 = 307

Numeric value is a traditional interpretive practice; it is not the word’s etymology and does not establish doctrine.

Paleo-Hebrew character

A devotional reflection.

These ancient Hebrew-script forms accompany a devotional meditation, not a historical translation or proof of etymology. Letter-picture associations are interpretive and do not establish doctrine.

𐤉

Yod

work

𐤄

He

behold

𐤅

Vav

joining

𐤄

He

behold

𐤓

Resh

beginning

𐤐

Pe

speech

𐤀

Aleph

strength

The promise

What it reveals.

God’s healing care gives hope without promising an immediate end to every illness.

Supporting Scripture

Written in the Word.

“For I am the LORD that healeth thee.”

Exodus 15:26

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