כיפה

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
כ־פ־ף (k-p-p)

From כָּפַף (kāpap, “to bow, bend”).

Pronunciation

Noun

כיפה / כִּפָּה • (kipá) f (plural indefinite כיפות / כִּפּוֹת, singular construct כיפת / כִּפַּת־, plural construct כיפות / כִּפּוֹת־)

  1. (Judaism, clothing) kippah, yarmulke
    • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Megillah 27b:65:
      אמא זקינה היתה לי פעם אחת מכרה כפה שבראשה והביאה לי קידוש היום
      I had a grandmother who once sold her head covering so as to bring me Kiddush.
  2. dome

Derived terms

References

  • Kantor, L. (1926). Beiträge zur Lehre von der strafrechtlichen Schuld im Talmud (Kippahstrafe). Germany: L., Buchdr. Bauer, p. 41
  • “כיפה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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