Haifa

H4A1I1F4A1
/ˈxaɪfə//ˈhaɪfə/

proper noun

A port city in northern Israel.

OriginOttoman Turkish حیفا ← Arabic حَيْفَا ← Biblical Hebrew חיפה →
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Meanings

Haifa1

proper noun
  1. A port city in northern Israel.
  2. A district of Israel.

HAIFA2

proper noun
  1. abbreviationcomputingAbbreviation of hash iterative framework: a cryptographic structure used in the design of hash functions.

Origin

  1. Akkadiankāpu
  2. Classical Syriacܟܐܦܐ“rock”
  3. Biblical Hebrewחיפה
  4. Arabicحَيْفَا
  5. Ottoman Turkishحیفا
  6. EnglishHaifa

From Ottoman Turkish حیفا (hayfa) and Arabic حَيْفَا (ḥayfā), from Biblical Hebrew חיפה (ḥēp̄ɔ̂), from Classical Syriac ܟܐܦܐ (“rock”) presumably in reference to Mount Carmel, from Akkadian kāpu "rock".

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Translations

Arabic حَيْفَا
  • حَيْفَا (ḥayfā)a city in northern Israel
Bengali হাইফা
  • হাইফা (haipha)a city in northern Israel
Bulgarian Ха́йфа
  • Ха́йфа (Hájfa)a city in northern Israel
Chinese Mandarin 海法
  • 海法 (Hǎifǎ)a city in northern Israel
Czech Haifa
  • Haifaa city in northern Israel
Esperanto Ĥajfo
  • Ĥajfoa city in northern Israel
French Haïfa
  • Haïfaa city in northern Israel
Greek Χάιφα
  • Χάιφα (Cháifa)a city in northern Israel
Hawaiian Haipa
  • Haipaa city in northern Israel
Hebrew חֵיפָה
  • חֵיפָה (kheifá)a city in northern Israel
Hindi हाइफ़ा
  • हाइफ़ा (hāifā)a city in northern Israel
Icelandic Haífa
  • Haífaa city in northern Israel
Japanese ハイファ
  • ハイファ (Haifa)a city in northern Israel
Korean 하이파
  • 하이파 (haipa)a city in northern Israel
Latin Sycaminon, Sycaminum
  • Sycaminona city in northern Israel
  • Sycaminuma city in northern Israel
  • Efaa city in northern Israel
  • Caiphasa city in northern Israel
  • Caiaphas civitasa city in northern Israel
Māori Haiwha
  • Haiwhaa city in northern Israel
Persian حیفا
  • حیفا (hayfā /heyfâ)a city in northern Israel
Polish Hajfa
  • Hajfaa city in northern Israel
Punjabi ਹੈਫਾ
  • ਹੈਫਾ (haiphā)a city in northern Israel
Russian Ха́йфа
  • Ха́йфа (Xájfa)a city in northern Israel
Tamil கைஃபா
  • கைஃபா (kaifā)a city in northern Israel
Thai ไฮฟา
  • ไฮฟา (hai-faa)a city in northern Israel
Turkish Hayfa
  • Hayfaa city in northern Israel
Ukrainian Ха́йфа
  • Ха́йфа (Xájfa)a city in northern Israel
Urdu حیفا, حیفہ
  • حیفا (haifā)a city in northern Israel
  • حیفہ (haifa)a city in northern Israel
Yiddish חיפֿה
  • חיפֿה (kheyfe)a city in northern Israel
Cite this entry
APA

Haifa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haifa

MLA

“Haifa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haifa. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Haifa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haifa.

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