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Meaning and etymology of the name Riphath
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Riphath 
Riphath is a son of Gomer, son of Japheth, son of Noah (Genesis 10:3).
The name Riphath is possibly related to the unused root  (ryp). The root's derivative  (ripa) denotes some kind of grain or fruit that was spread out, possibly to dry, and then beaten. This grain is mentioned only twice in the Bible, in 2 Samuel 17:19 and Proverbs 27:22.
Perhaps both have something to do with the untranslated root  (rwp), which yields derivation  (terupa), healing, used only in Ezekiel 47:12. BDB Theological Dictionary states that the root (rwp) equals the verb  (rapa), to heal. Derivatives of that verb are:  (repu'a), remedy;  (riput), healing;  (marpe), healing, health.
To add to the confusion, in 1 Chronicles 1:6 this descendant of Gomer is called  , Diphath - the letters d ( ) and r ( ) look much alike. Maybe this discrepancy is due to a scribal error, maybe the man simply had two names.
Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names refers to a root that doesn't exist. Jones erroneously points at Job 26:11, where the verb  (rapap) is used and translates with shake or rock. Hence Jones reads Crusher, but again, this is dubious. NOBS Study Bible Name List and BDB Theological Dictionary don't even try to translate this name.
Whatever Riphath may have been supposed to mean, the intend is lost for good. But to a Hebrew audience, the name Riphath would have sounded like Healers.
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