hēl ́ing (מרפא, marpē), תּעלה, te‛ālāh, כּהה, kehah): In the Old Testament this word is always used in its figurative sense; marpē', which literally means “a cure,” is used in Jeremiah 14:19 twice, and in Malachi 4:2; te‛ālāh, which literally means “an irrigation canal,” here means something applied externally, as a plaster, in which sense it is used metaphorically in Jeremiah 30:13; kēhāh occurs only in Nahum 3:19 the King James Version and is translated “assuagings” in the Revised Version.
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Author: International Std. Bible Encyclopedia
Keywords: Healing, heal, cure, healed, healer, miracle healer, miracle healings
Bible reference(s): 1 Corinthians 12:9, Acts 10:38, Acts 4:22, Jeremiah 14:19, Jeremiah 30:13, Malachi 4:2, Nahum 3:19
Source: James Orr (editor), The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, 5 volume set.
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