Deuteronomy 2:20:4Deut.2.20.W4PAT

רְפָאִ֤ים

refaeem

Rephaim

Transliteration
re-fa-EEM
Extended
reh-fah-EEM
IPA
/rɛ.fa.ˈʔiːm/

Meaning by language

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

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
רְ + פָ + אִ֤ים
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. phraseyour reading level

    re-fa-EEM yash-voo-BAH

  3. clause

    re-fa-EEM yash-voo-BAH leh-fah-NEEM veh-ha-am-mo-NEEM yik-re-OO la-HEM zam-zoo-MEEM

  4. sentence

    E-rets-re-fa-EEM te-kha-SHEV AF-hi re-fa-EEM yash-voo-BAH leh-fah-NEEM veh-ha-am-mo-NEEM yik-re-OO la-HEM zam-zoo-MEEM

In contextDeuteronomy 2:20

it also considered land of Rephaim Rephaim lived in it formerly and the Ammonites call to them Zamzummim

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 2:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 2:20, so the Hebrew word רְפָאִ֤ים (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.2.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.2.20.W4.S1) and character.