Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

safed

/ˈsɑːfɛd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables
safed
IPA
/ˈsɑːfɛd/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in the historical region of Upper Galilee, Northern District, Israel.

verb

simple past and past participle of safe

Etymology

From Arabic صَفَد (ṣafad), ultimately from Biblical Hebrew צְפַת (ṣəp̄aṯ).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: صَفَد, צְפַת

Inflected Forms

Safad (alternative) Tsfat (alternative) Tzfat (alternative) Sfat (alternative) Tsfas (alternative) Sfas (alternative) Zefat (alternative) Ẕefat (alternative) Safet (alternative) Saphet (alternative) Safat (alternative) Zephath (alternative)

Phrases

Safed Koh

Frequently Paired Words

Safed Koh

Questions

How do you pronounce safed?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɑːfɛd/.
What does safed mean?
A city in the historical region of Upper Galilee, Northern District, Israel.
Where does safed come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce safed

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