Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia RAPHA, RAPHAH ra'-fa (rapha'): (1) In the Revised Version margin these names are substituted for "the giant" in 1 Chronicles 20:4, 6, 8 and in 2 Samuel 21:16, 18, 20, 22. The latter passage states that certain champions of the Philistines who were slain by David's warriors had been born to the raphah in Gath. The text is corrupt; Raphah is probably an eponym. Originally the name of one of the Philistines who was of the body "Rephaites" stood in the text. The plural of this word, or at least a plural of this stem, is REPHAIM (which see). (2) Raphah (the King James Version "Rapha"), a descendant of Saul (1 Chronicles 8:37). See REPHAIAH. Horace J. Wolf

Multi-Version Concordance Raphah (5 Occurrences) 2 Samuel 21:16 And Ishbibenob, who was of the children of Raphah the weight of his lance was three hundred shekels of bronze, and he was girded with new armour thought to smite David. (DBY) 2 Samuel 21:18 And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines, at Gob; then Sibbechai the Hushathite smote Saph, who was of the children of Raphah. (DBY) 2 Samuel 21:20 And there was again a battle, at Gath; and there was a man there of great stature, that had on each hand six fingers, and on each foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to Raphah. (DBY) 2 Samuel 21:22 These four were born to Raphah, in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants. (DBY) 1 Chronicles 8:37 Moza became the father of Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. (WEB JPS ASV BBE YLT NAS RSV NIV)