רָפֶה

רָפֶהm., רָפָה f. (b. h.; preced.) lax, loose. Gen. R. s. 100 מיד היאר׳ it (the threatening sword of death) becomes at once loose (in the hands of the angel); a. e.שפהר׳, v. שָׂפָהPl. רָפִים, רָפִין; רָפוֹת. Lev. R. s. 19 (ref. to Is. 35:3) ידים … כאילור׳ the hands (of God) which appear as if they were lax; a. e.