Arifa (עריפה) means beheading in Hebrew.
It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עֲרִיפָה
arifa
word
In English
beheading
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Arifa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון חז"לכריתת הראש, חיתוך הצוואר מצד העורף.
The word Arifa is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- עֲרִיפָה
- Written without vowel points
- עריפה
- Said
- arifa
- Root
- ע־ר־פ
- Pattern
- קְטִילָה
- Plural
- עריפות נס' עריפתו עריפתה
- Inflections
- ר' עריפות נס' עריפתו עריפתה
- Gematria
- 365
This is how Arifa is said in other languages.
- English
- beheading
These words mean nearly the same as Arifa.
- התזת ראש
- מליקה
- קרקוףscalping
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Arifa.
The word Arifa comes from the root ע־ר־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Arifa in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Arifa.
What does Arifa (עריפה) mean in Hebrew?
Arifa (עריפה) means beheading. It is said arifa, with the stress on fa.
What is a synonym for Arifa (עריפה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Arifa (עריפה) are התזת ראש, מליקה, and קרקוף.
What rhymes with Arifa (עריפה)?
Words that rhyme with Arifa (עריפה) include שפה, תקופה, תרופה, שרפה, קליפה, and פה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עריפה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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