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teraph

teraph noun: an idol or other image of reverence and divination among the ancient Hebrews; apparently especially a kind of household god.

Noun

teraph (plural teraphs or teraphim)

  1. An idol or other image of reverence and divination among the ancient Hebrews; apparently especially a kind of household god.
    • Now Laban had gone to shear his sheep: and Rachel stole the teraphim that were her father's.2000, World English Bible, Genesis 31:19
    Synonyms:
    teraphim

teraph meaning in Tamil

teraph in Tamil

யூதர் வழிபாட்டுச்சிலை

Synonyms of teraph

Forms of teraph

pluralteraphs
pluralteraphim
alternative formtheraph

Origin of teraph

Borrowed from Hebrew תרף.

Questions about teraph

What does teraph mean?
Teraph means an idol or other image of reverence and divination among the ancient Hebrews; apparently especially a kind of household god.
What is teraph in Tamil?
Teraph in Tamil is யூதர் வழிபாட்டுச்சிலை. See Teraph meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is teraph?
Teraph is a noun.
What is the plural of teraph?
The plural of teraph is teraphs.

Words near teraph in the dictionary

  1. teraop
  2. teraops
  3. terap
  4. teraparsec
  5. teraparsecs
  6. teraph
  7. teraphim
  8. teraphims
  9. teraphs
  10. terapin
  11. terapins

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Adapted from Wiktionary: teraph (page history and authors); teraph (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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