Thomas A. Carlson and David A. Michelson (eds.), "al-Ḥafar — ܚܦܪ " in last modified January 14, 2014, http://syriaca.org/place/331 al-Ḥafar ܚܦܪ ܚܰܦܪ الحَفر Ḥafar A village 7 km south of Ṣadad. ܚܕܳܐ ܗܝ ܡܶܢ ܩܘܽܪ̈ܝܳܐ ܕܰܚܡܶܨ. ܡܰܪܕܐ ܫܳܥܬܐ ܡܶܢ ܨܰܕܕ ܠܬܰܝܡܢܗ̇. من قرى حمص مسير ساعة عن صدد جنوبيها a village in the province of Ḥomṣ, an hour journey south of Ṣadad. http://syriaca.org/place/331 The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage 197 ܒܪ̈ܘܠܐ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܕܘܬ ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܗܕܝܪ̈ܐ 539 كتاب اللؤلؤ المنثور في تاريخ العلوم والأداب السريانية 507 The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences 553