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Pfizer Spelled Backwards Does Not Mean God of the Plague

“DO YOU KNOW THAT PFIZER SPELLED BACKWARDS IS “REZIFP” AND IS OF HEBREW ORIGINS, MEANS RESHEPH OR BURNER. GOD OF THE PLAGUE AND OF THE UNDERWORLD.”
False claim
Confidence: High Checked on May 1, 2026

Summary

Pfizer reversed is indeed “Rezifp,” but “Rezifp” is not a Hebrew word and does not mean “Resheph,” “the Burner,” or refer to any deity. The link to a god of plague and the underworld is a hoax that has been debunked.

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names.org
  • What Does The Name Pfizer Mean?

    Weird things about the name Pfizer: The name spelled backwards is Rezifp. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Ezirfp.

  • What Does The Name Rezifp Mean?

    A user from Australia says the name Rezifp is of Hebrew origin and means "(Hebrew: 'the Burner' or 'the Ravager') ancient West Semitic god of the plague and of the underworld, the companion of Anath, and the equivalent of the Babylonian god Nergal.

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  • Resheph - Wikipedia

    Resheph (also Reshef and many other ... ršpw, Phoenician: 𐤓‬𐤔‬𐤐‬, ršp, Hebrew: רֶשֶׁף‎ Rešep̄) was a god associated with war and plague, originally worshiped in Ebla in the third ......

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