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theraph

theraph is the alternative form of teraph.

Meaning of teraph

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

Forms of theraph

pluraltheraphs
pluraltheraphim

Questions about theraph

What is theraph the alternative form of?
Theraph is the alternative form of teraph.

Words near theraph in the dictionary

  1. therapeutized
  2. therapeutizes
  3. therapeutizing
  4. Therapeuts
  5. Therapeutæ
  6. theraph
  7. theraphim
  8. theraphims
  9. theraphosid
  10. theraphosids
  11. theraphosine

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Adapted from Wiktionary: theraph (page history and authors); teraph (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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