The linguists agreed that Kafaraka is a Syrian- Aramaic name. Composed of two words: Kafar and Aka. “Kafar” means village. Linguists revealed different interpretation of the word “Aka”.
For Ibrahim Al Aswad, “Aka” means sorrow. For Joseph Hobeika and Isaac Armele “Aka” means necklace, jewelry and the chain of gold. Dr. Anis Freiha supported the second opinion without refuting the first one while Dr. Emil Yaakoub confirmed the opinion of Hobeika and Armele.
Recently, the historian Toni Moufarrej in his book ” the encyclopedia of the Lebanese villages and cities ” concluded that the name of Kafaraka is coming from the Aramaic language “KFAREQQA” meaning the narrow place or the Strait.
It could be in the Aramaic Era, the land of Kafaraka was the strait between the Koura area and the cedres mountain.