Rephaim
re.pha.im denotes a people group and also names a valley and land associated with that group.
The term most often identifies a people group, including survivors, inhabitants, and an individual described as born from them; it also occurs in geographic names for their valley and land.
Senses in use
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A people group and its surviving members · dominant
In Genesis 14:5 the APB renders a list of peoples whom the kings struck, including this group, and Genesis 15:20 places them in a list alongside other peoples. Deuteronomy 2:11 identifies them in comparison with the Anakites, while Deuteronomy 3:11 and Joshua 12:4 describe Og as remaining from their remnant; 1 Chronicles 20:4 calls Sippai one born of them.
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Geographic names associated with the group · common
In 2 Samuel 5:18 and 2 Samuel 5:22 the Philistines deploy in a valley bearing this name, and 1 Chronicles 11:15 likewise locates their camp there. Deuteronomy 3:13 calls Bashan the land bearing this name, while Joshua 15:8 and Joshua 18:16 use the valley in border descriptions.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "Rephaim" for a people and in place expressions such as "Valley of Rephaim" and "land of the Rephaim." These English expressions show the verse-level presentation rather than a fixed rendering for every occurrence.