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Hebrew
Etymology
From רוּחַ (rúach, “wind; spirit”) + רְפָאִים (refa'ím; In the Bible a group of ‘giant’ people living in Canaan., “dead people”).
Noun
רוּחַ־רְפָאִים • (rúach refa'ím) f (plural indefinite רוּחוֹת־רְפָאִים, no construct forms)
- ghost (spirit appearing after death)