Or riphah {ree-faw'}; from ruwph; (only plural), grits (as pounded) -- ground corn, wheat.
see HEBREW ruwph
H7383. riphah
[רִיפָה] noun [feminine] dubious; some grain or fruit (such as was spread out to dry (2 Samuel), and also pounded (Proverbs); ᵑ92Samuel as if drying barley groats, ᵐ5L παλάθας cakes of preserved fruit, compare preparation of 'apricot-cheese' WetzstZPV xiv. 2 NesMarg.18, who cites also AlmkvistKl. Beltr. zur Lexicogr. des Vulgar Arabic Actes. 419); — plural absolute רִפוֺת 2 Samuel 17:19, רִיפוֺת Proverbs 27:22.