Oniyat refaim (אוניית רפאים) means ghost ship in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אֳנִיַּת רְפָאִים
oniyat refaim
noun · feminine
In English
ghost ship
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Oniyat refaim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כינוי לאונייה שכל אנשי צוותה מתו או נטשו אותה, והיא משוטטת בים ללא שליטה, נתונה לחסדי הרוחות; וגם ספינה רדופת רוחות ושדים בפולקלור ובספרות.
The word Oniyat refaim is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֳנִיַּת רְפָאִים
- Written without vowel points
- אוניית רפאים
- Said
- oniyat refaim
- Root
- ר־פ־א
- Plural
- אֳנִיּוֹת רְפָאִים
- Inflections
- ר' אֳנִיּוֹת רְפָאִים
- Gematria
- 808
This is how Oniyat refaim is said in other languages.
- English
- ghost ship
- French
- vaisseau fantôme
- German
- Geisterschiff
These words mean nearly the same as Oniyat refaim.
The word Oniyat refaim comes from the root ר־פ־א, like these words.
These words come before and after Oniyat refaim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Oniyat refaim.
What does Oniyat refaim (אוניית רפאים) mean in Hebrew?
Oniyat refaim (אוניית רפאים) means ghost ship. It is said oniyat refaim, with the stress on yat.
What is a synonym for Oniyat refaim (אוניית רפאים)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Oniyat refaim (אוניית רפאים) are ספינת רפאים.
Is Oniyat refaim (אוניית רפאים) masculine or feminine?
The word Oniyat refaim (אוניית רפאים) is a feminine noun, and its plural is אֳנִיּוֹת רְפָאִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אנית רפאים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Keep exploring
English Words in Hebrew
How to say thousands of English words in Hebrew, with vowel points, transliteration, gender, plural and recordings.
Essential Hebrew Phrases
The words you need in your first week.
Hebrew Alphabet
All 22 letters, sounds, forms and numeric values.
Hebrew Keyboard
Type Hebrew with the Israeli layout and vowel points, then copy it.