חיפה

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 / חִפִּיתִיחיפינו / חִפִּינוּ
second חיפית / חִפִּיתָחיפית / חִפִּיתחיפיתם / חִפִּיתֶםחיפיתן / חִפִּיתֶן
third חיפה / חִפָּהחיפתה / חִפְּתָהחיפו / חִפּוּ
present מְחַפֶּהמְחַפָּהמְחַפִּיםמְחַפּוֹת
future first אֲחַפֶּהנְחַפֶּה
second תְּחַפֶּהתְּחַפִּיתְּחַפּוּתְּחַפֶּינָה1
third יְחַפֶּהתְּחַפֶּהיְחַפּוּתְּחַפֶּינָה1
imperative חַפֵּהחַפִּיחַפּוּחַפֶּינָה1
notes
  1. Rare in Modern Hebrew.
Synonyms

Further reading
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