חיפה

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See also: חיפֿה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

חיפה (“Ḥaifa”)

Proper noun

חֵיפָה • (kheifá) f

  1. Haifa (a city in northern Israel)

Etymology 2

Root
ח־פ־ה (ḥ-p-h)

Verb

חיפה / חִפָּה • (khipá) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. to cover, to protect
  2. to provide covering fire, to cover for someone
Conjugation
Conjugation of חיפה / חִפָּה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first חיפיתי / חִפִּיתִי חיפינו / חִפִּינוּ
second חיפית / חִפִּיתָ חיפית / חִפִּית חיפיתם / חִפִּיתֶם חיפיתן / חִפִּיתֶן
third חיפה / חִפָּה חיפתה / חִפְּתָה חיפו / חִפּוּ
present מְחַפֶּה מְחַפָּה מְחַפִּים מְחַפּוֹת
future first אֲחַפֶּה נְחַפֶּה
second תְּחַפֶּה תְּחַפִּי תְּחַפּוּ תְּחַפֶּינָה1
third יְחַפֶּה תְּחַפֶּה יְחַפּוּ תְּחַפֶּינָה1
imperative חַפֵּה חַפִּי חַפּוּ חַפֶּינָה1
notes
  1. Rare in Modern Hebrew.
Synonyms

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