Rhaphanæa

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• rhaphan — o, «us (G). A radish; a cabbage …   Dictionary of word roots and combining forms

• Rhaphanaea —     Rhaphanæa     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Rhaphanæa     A titular see in Syria Secunda, suffragan of Apamea. Rhaphanæa is mentioned in ancient times only by Josephus (Bel. Jud., VII, 5, 1), who says that in that vicinity there was a river which …   Catholic encyclopedia