Arafel (ערפל) means mist in Hebrew.
It can also mean fog. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
mist, fog
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Arafel.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תופעה במזג אוויר של רְאוּת לקויה, הנוצרת במקומות נמוכים, כאשר שכבת אוויר לחה מתקררת במהירות, ובתהליך עיבוי נוצרות טיפות מים זעירות כבענן. בהתחמם האוויר, הערפל מתפזר.
וְאָמַרְתָּ מַה יָּדַע אֵל הַבְעַד עֲרָפֶל יִשְׁפּוֹט
- 2בהשאלהאי בהירות, עמימות.
- 3יהדות, בהשאלהאחת משלוש מחיצות שאדם צריך לעבור כדי להגיע להכרת אלוהים מלאה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Arafel is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֲרָפֶל
- Written without vowel points
- ערפל
- Said
- arafel
- Root
- ע־ר־פ
- Plural
- עַרְפִלִּים
- Inflections
- ר' עַרְפִלִּים; עַרְפֶל־, ר' עַרְפִלֵּי־
- Gematria
- 380
This is how Arafel is said in other languages.
- English
- mist, fog
- Arabic
- ضباب, غُموض
- Russian
- туман
- Spanish
- niebla, calígine, ambigüedad, vaguedad
- Yiddish
- נעפּל
These words mean nearly the same as Arafel.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Arafel.
- בהירות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Arafel.
The word Arafel is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אורות ערפל
- לוט בערפל
- מסך ערפל
- ערפל קרינה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Arafel comes from the root ע־ר־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Arafel in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Arafel.
What does Arafel (ערפל) mean in Hebrew?
Arafel (ערפל) means mist and fog. It is said arafel, with the stress on fel.
What is a synonym for Arafel (ערפל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Arafel (ערפל) are אד, אובך, טשטוש, מיסוך, and עמימות.
What is the opposite of Arafel (ערפל)?
Words that mean the opposite of Arafel (ערפל) are בהירות.
What rhymes with Arafel (ערפל)?
Words that rhyme with Arafel (ערפל) include נוזל, ישראל, של, אל, נמל, and ברזל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ערפל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.