Editing Haifa (section)

==Etymology==
[[File:Western Haifa from the air.jpg|thumb|Western Haifa from the air]]

The ultimate origin of the name Haifa remains unclear. One theory holds it derives from the name of the high priest [[Caiaphas]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} Some Christians believe it was named for [[Saint Peter]], whose [[Aramaic language|Aramaic]] name was Keipha.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} Another theory holds it could be derived from the [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] verb root חפה (''hafa''), from H-f-h root (ח-פ-ה), meaning to cover or shield, i.e. Mount Carmel covers Haifa;<ref name=pardes>{{Cite book |first=Alex |last=Carmel |year=2002 |title=The History of Haifa Under Turkish Rule |edition=4th |publisher=Pardes |location=Haifa |isbn=978-965-7171-05-9 |language=he |page=14}}</ref> others point to a possible origin in the Hebrew word חוֹף (''hof''), meaning "shore", or חוֹף יָפֶה (''hof yafe''), meaning "beautiful shore".<ref name=pardes/><ref>{{cite journal |last=Amit-Kokhavi |first=Hanah |title=Haifa—sea and mountain, Arab past and Jewish present, as reflected by four writers |journal=Israel Studies |volume=2 |issue=3 |year=2006 |pages=142–167 |doi=10.1353/is.2006.0025 |s2cid=201768025| issn = 1084-9513 }}</ref>

Other spellings in English included ''Caipha'', ''Kaipha'', ''Caiffa'', ''Kaiffa'' and ''Khaifa''.<ref name=MacMillan>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_hxHAAAAIAAJ&q=khaifa+caiffa |title=Guide to Palestine and Syria: Macmillan's guides |edition=5th |publisher=Macmillan and Company |year=1910 |access-date=2 July 2011 |archive-date=28 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528161905/https://books.google.com/books?id=_hxHAAAAIAAJ&q=khaifa+caiffa |url-status=live}}</ref>