Etymology

safed

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Today it means: A city in the historical region of Upper Galilee, Northern District, Israel. Full definition →

Arabic صَفَد ← Biblical Hebrew צְפַת
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  1. Biblical Hebrew · derived fromצְפַת
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromصَفَد
  3. English todaySafed

From Arabic صَفَد (ṣafad), ultimately from Biblical Hebrew צְפַת (ṣəp̄aṯ).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.