Ru'akh refa'im (רוח רפאים) means spectre in Hebrew.
It can also mean phantom and ghost. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
רוּחַ רְפָאִים
ru'akh refa'im
noun · feminine
In English
spectre, phantom, ghost
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ru'akh refa'im.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שם הניתן להופעתו העל טבעית של אדם מת.
The word Ru'akh refa'im is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רוּחַ רְפָאִים
- Written without vowel points
- רוח רפאים
- Said
- ru'akh refa'im
- Plural
- רוּחוֹת־רְפָאִים
- Inflections
- ר' רוּחוֹת־רְפָאִים
- Gematria
- 545
This is how Ru'akh refa'im is said in other languages.
- English
- spectre, phantom, ghost
- Arabic
- شبح
- Russian
- привидение, призрак
- French
- fantôme, spectre, esprit
- Spanish
- fantasma
- German
- Geist, Gespenst
These words come before and after Ru'akh refa'im in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ru'akh refa'im.
What does Ru'akh refa'im (רוח רפאים) mean in Hebrew?
Ru'akh refa'im (רוח רפאים) means spectre, phantom, and ghost. It is said ru'akh refa'im, with the stress on ru'.
Is Ru'akh refa'im (רוח רפאים) masculine or feminine?
The word Ru'akh refa'im (רוח רפאים) is a feminine noun, and its plural is רוּחוֹת־רְפָאִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רוח רפאים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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