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Refet (רפת) means cowshed in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

רֶפֶת
refet
noun · feminine
In English

cowshed

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ר

The dictionary gives one meaning for Refet.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    מקום תחום בו מוחזק הבקר לצורכי הפקת בשר מגופם או חלב מבלוטות החלב של הנקבות.
    כִּי תְאֵנָה לֹא תִפְרָח, וְאֵין יְבוּל בַּגְּפָנִים כִּחֵשׁ מַעֲשֵׂה זַיִת, וּשְׁדֵמוֹת לֹא עָשָׂה אֹכֶל; גָּזַר מִמִּכְלָה צֹאן, וְאֵין בָּקָר בָּרְפָתִים.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Refet is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
רֶפֶת
Written without vowel points
רפת
Said
refet
Root
ר־פ־ת
Pattern
קְטֶלֶת
Plural
רְפָתוֹת (במקרא: רְפָתִים)
Inflections
ר' רְפָתוֹת (במקרא: רְפָתִים)
Gematria
680

This is how Refet is said in other languages.

English
cowshed
Arabic
حظيرة البقر
Yiddish
קאָוושעד

These words mean nearly the same as Refet.

These words rhyme with Refet.

This is where the word Refet comes from.

תפסירו של רס"ג "אלשבעין" (915 לסה"נ ואילך) - מעלה לדיון את תיבת "רפת" היחידאית והסתומה ולמעשה גוזר אותה כהלחם צורת הנפרד בניב הערבי - "אלפראדה". (אלף,פר) + (ראד'ה رادد החוזר על עקבותיו ) = רפת היא אלפראדה, במשמעות "מקום שובו של הפר"

These words come before and after Refet in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Refet.

What does Refet (⁨רפת⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Refet (⁨רפת⁩) means cowshed. It is said refet, with the stress on re.

What is a synonym for Refet (⁨רפת⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Refet (⁨רפת⁩) are ⁨מרבק⁩.

What rhymes with Refet (⁨רפת⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Refet (⁨רפת⁩) include ⁨מעטפת⁩, ⁨מיצנפת⁩, ⁨זפת⁩, ⁨קצפת⁩, ⁨מרצפת⁩, and ⁨כפת⁩.

Is Refet (⁨רפת⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Refet (⁨רפת⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨רְפָתוֹת (במקרא: רְפָתִים)⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רפת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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