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Where does “כיפה” come from?

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

כיפה (Hebrew): kippah, yarmulke; dome

Definitions

  1. kippah, yarmulke; dome

Ancestry of “כיפה”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewכָּפַףto bow, bend

Words derived from “כיפה”

  • kippah
  • chippa
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