From raphac; a raft (as flat on the water) -- flote.
see HEBREW raphac
H7513. raphsodah
[רפְסֹדָה] noun [feminine] raft (etymology dubious; Late Hebrew once רַפְסוּרוֺת bench or stool on which feet rest); — plural רַפְסֹדוֺת2 Chronicles 2:16 (late "" for דֹּבְרוֺת 1 Kings 5:23).