ערפד

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
ע־ר־פ־ד (ʿ-r-p-d)

Compare Aramaic עַרְפּדָא (literally a kind of bat). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

עַרְפָּד (arpádm

  1. vampire
  2. a kind of bat, Desmodus rufus

References[edit]

  • ערפד” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading[edit]