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Where does “חיפה” come from?

חיפה (Hebrew) comes from Syriac ܟܐܦܐ.

חיפה (Hebrew): to cover, to protect; to provide covering fire,...

Definitions

  1. to cover, to protect; to provide covering fire,...

Ancestry of “חיפה”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Syriacܟܐܦܐ—

Words derived from “חיפה”

  • Haifa
  • حيفا
  • حَيْفَا
  • חיפֿה
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