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Cephas

Cephas

See also: Céphas

English

Proper noun

Cephas

The apostle Peter, using the name given to him by Jesus.
- 1611, Bible (KJV), John 1:42::
  And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.
A male given name of biblical origin.

Translations

biblical man

Aramaic:
Classical Syriac: ܟܐܦܐ ‎(Kêᵽā(ʾ))
Chinese:

Cantonese: 磯法, 矶法 ‎(gei¹ faat³), 刻法 ‎(hak¹ faat³) (Catholic)

Hakka: 磯法, 矶法 ‎(Kî-fap)

Mandarin: 磯法, 矶法 ‎(Jīfǎ), 刻法 ‎(Kèfǎ) (Catholic)

Min Nan: 磯法, 矶法 ‎(Ki-hoat)

French: Céphas (fr) m
Hungarian: Kéfás
Russian: Ки́фа m ‎(Kífa)
Spanish: Cefas

male given name

Arabic: نهشبشس m ‎(kiafas)
Aramaic:
Classical Syriac: ܟܐܦܐ ‎(Kêᵽā(ʾ))

Catalan: Cefes
Chinese:
Mandarin: 激发 (zh)
Czech: Kéfas m
Finnish: Keefas
French: Céphas (fr) m
German: Kephas m
Haitian Creole: Sefas
Italian: Cefa
Japanese: シファス ‎(shifasu)
Latvian: Kēfas m
Polish: Kefas m
Portuguese: Cefas
Romanian: Chifa m
Russian: Ки́фа m ‎(Kífa)
Serbo-Croatian: Kefa m