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רְפִידִים Rephidim

Every verse in which this name stands — 5 places, in canonical order, first appearance to last. These are the occurrences our own corpus tags as this name, counting every form the text writes it in, which is the number on the list.

PlaceGematria 344×5 named in TanakhFirst appearance:

A place in the Desert. The name stands five times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 17:1 and last at Numbers 33:15.

Exodus 17:1שמות יז:א

וַיִּסְעוּ כָּל־עֲדַת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמִּדְבַּר־סִין לְמַסְעֵיהֶם עַל־פִּי יְהוָה וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בִּרְפִידִים וְאֵין מַיִם לִשְׁתֹּת הָעָֽם

And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, by their stages, according to the commandment of the LORD, and encamped in Rephidim; and there was no water for the people to drink.

Exodus 17:8שמות יז:ח

וַיָּבֹא עֲמָלֵק וַיִּלָּחֶם עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּרְפִידִֽם

Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.

Exodus 19:2שמות יט:ב

וַיִּסְעוּ מֵרְפִידִים וַיָּבֹאוּ מִדְבַּר סִינַי וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בַּמִּדְבָּר וַיִּֽחַן־שָׁם יִשְׂרָאֵל נֶגֶד הָהָֽר

And when they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the wilderness of Sinai, they encamped in the wilderness; and there Israel encamped before the mount.

Numbers 33:14במדבר לג:יד

וַיִּסְעוּ מֵאָלוּשׁ וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בִּרְפִידִם וְלֹא־הָיָה שָׁם מַיִם לָעָם לִשְׁתּֽוֹת

And they journeyed from Alush, and pitched in Rephidim, where was no water for the people to drink.

Numbers 33:15במדבר לג:טו

וַיִּסְעוּ מֵרְפִידִם וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בְּמִדְבַּר סִינָֽי

And they journeyed from Rephidim, and pitched in the wilderness of Sinai.

Quick answers

What is the gematria of Rephidim?

Rephidim — רפידים in Hebrew — has a gematria of 344 in the standard method.

How many times is Rephidim named in the Tanakh?

5 times, first at Exodus 17:1.

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