Rephaiah

Ri-fay´yuh; Heb., “Yah[weh] heals”

1 A descendant of Judah in the royal lineage of the kings of Judah (1Chr 3:21); the text is not clear whether this is an individual or a family group. 2 One of the leaders of the Simeonite clan of Ishi who drove out the Amalekites and settled on Mt. Seir (Edom). 3 The grandson of Issachar and a leader in the clan of Tola (1Chr 7:2). 4 A Benjaminite descendant of Saul (1Chr 9:43); he is also called Raphah (1Chr 8:37). 5 An official of postexilic Jerusalem who helped repair the city walls (Neh 3:9).