in 1517, the village was incorporated into the ottoman empire with the rest of palestine, and in 1596, "nahaf" appeared in ottoman tax registers as being in "nahiya" (subdistrict) of akka, part of sanjak safad. it had a population of 108 households and 9 bachelors, all muslims. the villagers paid a fixed tax rate of 25% on wheat, barley, summer crops, fruit trees, goats and/or beehives, in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 6,629 akçe.