Refaim (רפאים) means ghost in Hebrew.
It can also mean phantom and Rephaites. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
ghost, phantom, Rephaites
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Refaim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עם קדום שחי בעבר הירדן, ומתואר כענקים.
וּבְאַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה בָּא כְדָרְלָעֹמֶר וְהַמְּלָכִים אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ וַיַּכּוּ אֶת-רְפָאִים בְּעַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִם וְאֶת-הַזּוּזִים בְּהָם וְאֵת הָאֵימִים בְּשָׁוֵה קִרְיָתָיִם
- 2כינוי למתים, דרי השְׁאוֹל, או לרוחם
שְׁאוֹל מִתַּחַת רָגְזָה לְךָ לִקְרַאת בּוֹאֶךָ עוֹרֵר לְךָ רְפָאִים כָּל-עַתּוּדֵי אָרֶץ הֵקִים מִכִּסְאוֹתָם כֹּל מַלְכֵי גוֹיִם
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Refaim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רְפָאִים
- Written without vowel points
- רפאים
- Said
- refaim
- Pattern
- קְטָלִים
- Inflections
- יחיד רָפָא
- Gematria
- 331
This is how Refaim is said in other languages.
- English
- ghost, phantom, Rephaites
These words mean nearly the same as Refaim.
- ענק
- רוח
- מת
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Refaim.
The word Refaim is part of these phrases and sayings.
- רוח רפאים
- אוניית רפאים
- ספינת רפאים
- עיר רפאים
- עמק רפאים
- כאב רפאים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Refaim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Refaim.
What does Refaim (רפאים) mean in Hebrew?
Refaim (רפאים) means ghost, phantom, and Rephaites. It is said refaim, with the stress on im.
What is a synonym for Refaim (רפאים)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Refaim (רפאים) are ענק, רוח, and מת.
What rhymes with Refaim (רפאים)?
Words that rhyme with Refaim (רפאים) include חיים, אלוהים, פנים, עם, תמים, and אקלים.
Is Refaim (רפאים) masculine or feminine?
The word Refaim (רפאים) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רפאים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.