| Appellations |
Meaning |
Ref |
| חֵיפָה |
Hebrew for Hefa |
1 |
| al-imara al-jadida |
Arabic: "the new construction" - after a new fortified site [was] founded by Zahir al-Umar 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometres) to the east |
1 |
| Caiaphas civitas |
Eusebius is also said to have referred to Hefa as Caiaphas civitas |
1 |
| Caiffa |
Other spellings in English have included |
1 |
| Caipha |
Other spellings in English have included |
1 |
| Caiphas |
Crusaders call it Caiphas, and believe its name related to Cephas, the Aramaic name of Simon Peter |
1 |
| Cephas |
Crusaders call it Caiphas, and believe its name related to Cephas, the Aramaic name of Simon Peter |
1 |
| Efa |
The name Efa first appears during Roman rule |
1 |
| Haifa al-'Atiqa |
Arabic: "Ancient Haifa" |
1 |
| Haifa al-Jadida |
Arabic: "New Haifa" at first, and then simply Haifa - after a new fortified site [was] founded by Zahir al-Umar 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometres) to the east |
1 |
| Haifah |
11th century spelling |
1 |
| Hayfa |
Arabic: حيف |
1 |
| Hefa |
Hebrew: חֵיפָה |
1 |
| Hepha |
Is said to be another name for Sycaminus |
1 |
| Kaiffa |
Other spellings in English have included |
1
|
| Kaipha |
Other spellings in English have included |
1 |
| Khaifa |
Other spellings in English have included |
1 |
| حيف |
Arabic: Hayfa |
1 |
| Shiqmona |
Variant of Sycaminon |
1 |
| Sycaminon |
Greek name - end with the Byzantine period |
1 |
| Sycaminos Polis |
Greek name - end with the Byzantine period |
1 |
| Sycaminum |
Hebrew meaning "mound of the Ficus sycomorus trees/bushes" |
1 |
| Tel Shikmona |
Hebrew meaning "mound of the Ficus sycomorus trees/bushes" |
1 |
| Tell el-Sumak |
Arabic meaning "mound of the sumak trees" |
1 |
| Tell es-Sumak |
Arabic meaning "mound of the sumak trees" |
1 |
