Where does “kippah” come from?

kippah (English) comes from Hebrew כיפה, from Hebrew כָּפַף — to bow, bend.

kippah (English): The cloth skullcap or yarmulke traditionally worn...

Definitions

  1. The cloth skullcap or yarmulke traditionally worn...

Ancestry of “kippah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewכיפהkippah, yarmulke; dome
2Hebrewכָּפַףto bow, bend

Words derived from “kippah”

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