Kepha
Kepha is the Aramaic form of the given name Peter, used especially in Syriac Christian writings and in some Bible translations. The name derives from the Aramaic כֵּיפָא (kepha), meaning "rock" or "stone," and corresponds to the Greek name Petros and the English Peter.
In the New Testament and related early Christian sources, Simon son of Jonah is renamed by Jesus
Kepha remains a common designation for the Apostle Peter within Syriac Christian traditions. It appears in
Outside of identifications of Peter, the form Kepha also appears in translations of biblical texts into Aramaic