Given name

Raphu

“one who has been healed by God”

Raphu is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who has been healed by God.”

Original Hebrewרפוא

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Hebrew interpretation is “one who has been healed by God.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.

How it developed

From the Hebrew verb rapa' (רפא), “to heal.”

From biblical name research

In the Bible

In the Bible, the name Raphu appears in Numbers 13:9.

From biblical name research

Raphu’s family of names

Raphu has a related form in Raphoo. Raphu has a related form in Raphou.

Walk Raphu’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

See also 8

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

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Sibling ideas

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