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Rephaiah

re-fa'-ya, re-fi'-a (rephayah, probably "Yah is healing"; Septuagint Rhaphaia(s)) :

(1) In David's family, Septuagint also Rhaphal (1 Chr 3:21).

(2) A captain of Simeon (1 Chr 4:42).

(3) A grandson of Issachar, Septuagint also Rhaphara (1 Chr 7:2).

(4) A descendant of Saul (1 Chr 9:43; in 1 Chr 8:37 called "Raphah" (raphah); Septuagint also Raphai).

(5) One of the repairers of the wall under Nehemiah (Neh 3:9).

Kilde: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (red. James Orr, 1915/1939), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread.