כיפה

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
כ־פ־ף (k-p-p)

From כָּפַף (kāpap, to bow, bend).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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כיפה / כִּפָּה (kipáf (plural indefinite כיפות / כִּפּוֹת, singular construct כיפת / כִּפַּת־, plural construct כיפות / כִּפּוֹת־) [pattern: קִטְלָה]

  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 [wine for] Kiddush.
  2. dome

Derived terms

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References

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  • 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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