חיפא

חֵיפָאI m. (חיּף I, cmp. חוּפְיָא) ( sweep, impetuous attack. Targ. Prov. 27:4 (h. text שטף). Ib. 3:25 ed. Lag. (ed. חיסא, corr. acc.; h. text שֹׁאַת).

חֵיפָאII, pr. n. pl., v. הֵיפָה I.

חִיפָּאm. ( חפף I; cmp. b. h. חֹף) border in webs. Sabb.96b מטו הדדי בח׳ Ms. M. (Ar. חִיפָּה, חִפָּה, ed חֶפֶת, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) the weavers, if placed near each other, would have touched one another on making the border.

חֵיפָהI, חֵיפָא, בֵּית ח׳ pr. n. pl. Ḥaifā, Beth-Ḥaifā, a harbor of the Mediterranean Sea, south of Ptolemais. Sabb.26a. Y.Erub.II, 20a top ( חיפא). Koh. R. to XII, 7 חיפס (corr. acc.). Meg.24b בית ח׳ (Ms. M. only ח׳).Denom. חֵיפָנִי an inhabitant of Ḥ (noted for indiscriminate pronunciation of א a. ע). Ib.Pl. חֵיפָנִין. Y.Ber.II, 4d bot., v. ה״א.V. חֵפָנִי.

חֵיפָהI, חֵיפָא, בֵּית ח׳ pr. n. pl. Ḥaifā, Beth-Ḥaifā, a harbor of the Mediterranean Sea, south of Ptolemais. Sabb.26a. Y.Erub.II, 20a top ( חיפא). Koh. R. to XII, 7 חיפס (corr. acc.). Meg.24b בית ח׳ (Ms. M. only ח׳).Denom. חֵיפָנִי an inhabitant of Ḥ (noted for indiscriminate pronunciation of א a. ע). Ib.Pl. חֵיפָנִין. Y.Ber.II, 4d bot., v. ה״א.V. חֵפָנִי.