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Rifyon (רפיון) means looseness in Hebrew.

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

רִפְיוֹן
rifyon
noun · masculine
In English

looseness

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ר

The dictionary gives one meaning for Rifyon.

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

  1. 1
    חולשה פיזית, היעדר תנועה עקב אפיסת כוחות.
    מִקּוֹל שַׁעֲטַת פַּרְסוֹת אַבִּירָיו מֵרַעַשׁ לְרִכְבּוֹ הֲמוֹן גַּלְגִּלָּיו לֹא הִפְנוּ אָבוֹת אֶל בָּנִים מֵרִפְיוֹן יָדָיִם.

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

The word Rifyon is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
רִפְיוֹן
Written without vowel points
רפיון
Said
rifyon
Root
ר־פ־ה
Gematria
346

This is how Rifyon is said in other languages.

English
looseness

These words mean the opposite of Rifyon.

These words rhyme with Rifyon.

The word Rifyon is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • רפיון ידיים

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The word Rifyon comes from the root ר־פ־ה, like these words.

These words come before and after Rifyon in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Rifyon.

What does Rifyon (⁨רפיון⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Rifyon (⁨רפיון⁩) means looseness. It is said rifyon, with the stress on yon.

What is the opposite of Rifyon (⁨רפיון⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Rifyon (⁨רפיון⁩) are ⁨כוח⁩ and ⁨חוזק⁩.

What rhymes with Rifyon (⁨רפיון⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Rifyon (⁨רפיון⁩) include ⁨מזון⁩, ⁨רצון⁩, ⁨צפון⁩, ⁨לשון⁩, ⁨חלבון⁩, and ⁨זיכרון⁩.

Is Rifyon (⁨רפיון⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Rifyon (⁨רפיון⁩) is a masculine noun.

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

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