Deuteronomy 2:11:1Deut.2.11.W1PAT

רְפָאִ֛ים

refaeem

Rephaim

Transliteration
re-fa-EEM
Extended
reh-fah-EEM
IPA
/rə.faˈʔiːm/

Meaning by language

English
Rephaim
French
Rephaïm
Spanish
Refaím
Portuguese
Refaim
German
Rephaim
Russian
Рефаим
Arabic-Simplified
رفائيم
Hindi
रेफाइम
Chinese-Simplified
利法音
Korean
레파임
Indonesian
Refaim
Bengali
রেফাইম
Tagalog
Refaim
Swahili
Refaimu
Amharic
ሬፋይም
Yoruba
Refaim
Igbo
Refaim
Twi
Refaim
Ewe
Refaim

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
רְ + פָ + אִ֛ים
re + fa + eem
refaeem

Alphabet Analysis

Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Pep with dagesh; f without
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    re-fa-EEM

  2. clause

    re-fa-EEM ye-kha-she-VU af-HEM ka-a-na-KEEM

  3. sentence

    re-fa-EEM ye-kha-she-VU af-HEM ka-a-na-KEEM veh-ha-mo-a-VEEM yik-re-U la-HEM e-MEEM

In contextDeuteronomy 2:11

Rephaim they also are reckoned like the Anakim and the Moabites call them Emim

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 2:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 2:11, so the Hebrew word רְפָאִ֛ים (refaeem) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Deut.2.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.2.11.W1.S1) and character.