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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 7513. רַפְסֹדָה (raphsodah) -- "raft" or "float"</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/7513.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/2_chronicles/2-16.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/7513.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 7513</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/7512.htm" title="7512">◄</a> 7513. raphsodah <a href="../hebrew/7514.htm" title="7514">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">raphsodah: "raft" or "float"</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">רַפְסֹדָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>raphcodah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>raf-so-DAH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(raf-so-daw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>"raft" or "float"<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a raft<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root רפס (raphas), meaning "to spread" or "to trample."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "raphsodah," the concept of a raft or float can be related to Greek terms like σχεδία (schedia), meaning "raft" or "float," which is used in ancient Greek literature.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "raphsodah" refers to a type of raft or float, typically used for transportation across water. It is a simple, flat structure made of buoyant materials, often used in ancient times for crossing rivers or transporting goods and people.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, rafts were a common means of transportation, especially in regions with abundant waterways. They were essential for trade, travel, and communication between communities. The construction of rafts varied depending on available materials, such as reeds, wood, or animal skins. Rafts were often used in conjunction with larger ships or boats for short-distance travel or in areas where larger vessels could not navigate.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/7511.htm">raphas</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a raft<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>rafts (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">רפְסֹדָה</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [feminine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>raft</b></font> (etymology dubious; Late Hebrew once <font class="hebrew2">רַפְסוּרוֺת</font> <em>bench</em> or <em>stool</em> on which feet rest); — plural <font class="hebrew2">רַפְסֹדוֺת</font>2Chron 2:16 (late "" for <font class="hebrew2">דֹּבְרוֺת</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/5-23.htm">1 Kings 5:23</a>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>raft<p>From <a href="/hebrew/7511.htm">raphac</a>; a raft (as flat on the water) -- flote. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7511.htm">raphac</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>רַפְסֹד֖וֹת רפסדות rafsoDot rap̄·sō·ḏō·wṯ rap̄sōḏōwṯ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/2-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 2:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּנְבִיאֵ֥ם לְךָ֛ <b> רַפְסֹד֖וֹת </b> עַל־ יָ֣ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_chronicles/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and bring <span class="itali">it to you on rafts</span> by sea<br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and we will bring <span class="itali">it to thee in floats</span> by sea<br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/2-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> need and bring <span class="itali">rafts</span> by sea<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7513.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7513.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7513<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/rafsodot_7513.htm">rap̄·sō·ḏō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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