Rafi: meaning of the Hebrew name

רָפִי

Pronounced RAH-fee

Meaning of Rafi

Rafi began as a pet form of Refael (Raphael), from rafa El, God has healed, and became a name of its own. It is a warm, friendly Israeli boy's name.

Rafi is written רפי in Hebrew (with vowel points: רָפִי). Hebrew is read from right to left.

Gematria value: 290 (Resh 200 + Pe 80 + Yod 10)

Rafi was not among the 150 most common boys' or girls' names in Israel in the CBS data for 2014-2024.

Source: Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), first names given to Jewish newborns, 2014-2024. Ranks cover the 150 most common names per year.

Rafi began as a pet form of Refael (Raphael), from rafa El, God has healed, and became a name of its own. It is a warm, friendly Israeli boy's name.

Rafi is pronounced RAH-fee in modern Israeli Hebrew. The syllable in capital letters is stressed.

Rafi is written רפי in Hebrew (with vowel points: רָפִי).

In gematria, the Hebrew spelling רפי adds up to 290 (Resh 200 + Pe 80 + Yod 10).

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This name in Hebrew: רפי