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Vampire in Hebrew is עַרְפָּד (arpád).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

עַרְפָּד
arpád
noun · masculine
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

vampire

/ˈvæm.paɪ.ə(ɹ)/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with V

These are the Hebrew words for vampire as a noun.

mythological creature

This is more about the Hebrew word עַרְפָּד.

Written with vowel points
עַרְפָּד
Written without vowel points
ערפד
Said
arpád
Its meanings in English
vampire, a kind of bat, Desmodus rufus

The Hebrew dictionary's page for ערפד, with its synonyms and rhymes

These words come before and after vampire in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨vampire⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨vampire⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨vampire⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨עַרְפָּד⁩, said arpád. Without vowel points it is written ⁨ערפד⁩.

Is ⁨ערפד⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨ערפד⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨ערפד⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨vampire⁩, ⁨ערפד⁩ can mean ⁨a kind of bat, Desmodus rufus⁩.

How is ⁨vampire⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨vampire⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈvæm.paɪ.ə(ɹ)/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry vampire and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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