Haifa

American  

[hahy-fuh] / ˈhaɪ fə /

noun

1. a seaport in NW Israel.

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Haifa British  

/ ˈhaɪfə /

noun

1. a port in NW Israel, near Mount Carmel, on the Bay of Acre: Israel's chief port, with an oil refinery and other heavy industry. Pop: 269 400 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

Inside an underground shelter at a hospital in the Israeli city of Haifa, a television screen flickers with images of Iranian missiles as doctors and midwives deliver Sarah Bird's third child.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Later, the group said the targets had included the headquarters of the Israeli military's northern command near Safed and two bases in the northern city of Haifa.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

As Eran Shalev, a professor of history at Haifa University, shows in “The Star-Spangled Republic,” Lemen was hardly the only patriot with his head in the clouds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

In 2015, Lev-Ari Thidar, a master's student at the University of Haifa, noted a C-shaped section of the nerve.

From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2025

In April, Tiberias, Haifa, and Safed were occupied by the Haganah, and the Irgun, with the help of the Haganah, captured Jaffa.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok