Egyptian edit

Etymology edit

From Northwest Semitic. Compare Hebrew רָפִיחַ (Rāp̲îaḥ).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

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Z1
pwHw
Y1
N25

  m./f. topo.

  1. Rafah (an ancient Canaanite city)

Alternative forms edit

References edit

  • Aḥituv, Shmuel (1984) “RAPIḤU”, in Canaanite Toponyms in Ancient Egyptian Documents, Jerusalem: The Magnes Press, The Hebrew University, →ISBN, pages 161-162