Hebrew · yeh-ho-VAH ro-FEH
Jehovah-Rapha
יְהוָה רֹפְאֶךָ
The LORD who heals you
Symbol: The healing branch cast into bitter waters at Marah
“I am the LORD, who heals you — Jehovah-Rapha.”
Exodus 15:26
God revealed this name beside bitter water He had just made sweet. Healing is not an occasional favour; it is part of who He is.
What the name means
Rapha means to mend, restore, cure — the word used for repairing a broken vessel and for healing a wounded soul.
The healing at Marah was environmental before it was personal: God heals the waters we drink from — homes, histories, bloodlines.
Isaiah 53 carries the same root into the cross: by His wounds we are healed.
How to pray this name
- Lay your hand on the place of pain and name Him Rapha over it.
- Pray it for bitter memories, not just bodies — He mends both.
Jehovah-Rapha, cast Your branch into my bitter waters and make them sweet. Heal my body, my mind and my memory. In the Mighty Name of Jesus! Amen.
Declaration
By His stripes I am healed — the Lord who heals is at work in me now.
Study further
Psalm 103:3 · Isaiah 53:5 · Jeremiah 30:17 · 1 Peter 2:24