Jehovah Rapha Meaning: What the Name Means in the Bible
Updated October 22, 2026. Counts from the full KJV and World English Bible text.
Jehovah Rapha (Hebrew יְהוָה רֹפְאֶךָ) means the LORD who heals you. Strong's Hebrew dictionary lists it as H3068 (Yhwh) and H7495 (rapha'). In the King James Version text, "healeth thee" appears 1 time in 1 verse.
The first verse in the King James Version text that matches is Exodus 15:26.
What Jehovah Rapha means
Jehovah Rapha is not a name printed anywhere in the text. It is drawn from Exodus 15:26, where God says "I am the LORD that healeth thee", in Hebrew YHWH rophe'ka, using the participle of rapha, to heal. Bible teachers began calling it a name of God because of that verse, and it is now a common worship phrase.
| Hebrew | יְהוָה רֹפְאֶךָ |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | Yahweh Rapha / Rophe (yĕhōvâ rōpʼekā) |
| Literal meaning | the LORD who heals you |
| English Bibles print it as | the LORD that healeth thee |
| Strong's | H3068 יְהֹוָה (Yhwh): (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God H7495 רָפָא (rapha'): (properly) to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure; to heal, restore |
Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), Hebrew dictionary, public domain. Every Hebrew form, transliteration and definition on these pages was read against the matching Strong's entry on Biblehub on 2026-10-22. Verse text is the King James Version and the World English Bible, both public domain.
Where Jehovah Rapha appears in the Bible
We searched both Bibles for the name written out and it never appears: the count is zero in each. What the text does contain is the sentence in Exodus 15:26, which is why this page counts that wording instead.
| English text searched | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Jehovah-rapha, Jehovah Rapha or Yahweh Rapha | 00 verses | 00 verses |
| "healeth thee" (KJV) or "who heals you" (WEB) | 11 verse | 11 verse |
All 1 verse (KJV, "healeth thee"): Exodus 15:26.
First use of Jehovah Rapha
And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.
and he said, “If you will diligently listen to Yahweh your God’s voice, and will do that which is right in his eyes, and will pay attention to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you, which I have put on the Egyptians; for I am Yahweh who heals you.”
Names related to Jehovah Rapha
- Jehovahיְהוָה: LORD, the personal name of God
- Jehovah Jirehיְהוָה יִרְאֶה: the LORD will provide
- Jehovah Shalomיְהוָה שָׁלוֹם: the LORD is peace
- Jehovah Nissiיְהוָה נִסִּי: the LORD is my banner
See all names: the names of God and their meanings.
Common questions
What does Jehovah Rapha mean?
Jehovah Rapha means "the LORD who heals". Rapha (Strong's H7495) means to mend or heal, and the phrase comes from God's words to Israel in Exodus 15:26.
Is Jehovah Rapha a name in the Bible?
Not as a printed name. The phrase is built from Exodus 15:26, "I am the LORD that healeth thee"; neither the KJV nor the World English Bible prints Jehovah-rapha.
How many times is Jehovah Rapha in the Bible?
Searching the full King James Version text for "healeth thee" finds 1 time in 1 verse. The World English Bible has 1 time. English Bibles translate Hebrew names, so a count in English counts the translation, not the Hebrew word.
Sources
Source: H3068, H7495 via biblehub.com/hebrew, read 2026-10-22. Hebrew meanings: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), Hebrew dictionary, public domain. Verse text: King James Version and World English Bible, public domain. Counts: Bible Says About, 2026-10-22.
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.