TERAPHIM Meaning of TERAPHIM in English [ 'tɛrəfɪm ]■ plural noun small images used as domestic deities or oracles by ancient Semitic peoples.OriginME: via late L. from Gk theraphin , from Heb. tĕrāp̱īm . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004