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Where does “כֵּיפָא” come from?

כֵּיפָא (Aramaic) comes from Classical Syriac ܟܐܦܐ.

כֵּיפָא (Aramaic): stone, rock; Peter, Cephas; stone, rock

Definitions

  1. stone, rock; Peter, Cephas; stone, rock

Ancestry of “כֵּיפָא”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܟܐܦܐ—

Words derived from “כֵּיפָא”

  • Cephas
  • Cephas
  • Κηφᾶς
  • כיפא
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