kippah

noun

kip·​pah ˈkē-pə 

variants or kippa

plural kippahs or kippas or kippot ˌkē-ˈpōt 

: yarmulke

Goldberg attends a Conservative synagogue and one of her three children wears a kippah.

—Molly Boigon

Examples of kippah in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In July, two men — an Asian man and Jewish man wearing a kippah who had just left a synagogue — were stabbed on the Upper West Side in separate incidents. — Mark Morales, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Stern started wearing a kippah to work in recent years, a sign of how his relationship to his Jewish identity has evolved throughout his life. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

The complaint cited instances in which students wearing Star of David necklaces or kippahs were allegedly denied access to campus walkways and buildings. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 26 May 2026

As with Sinclair’s kippah, the point is to cut the Palestinians out—something that Israeli democracy could not survive. — Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 18 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Mishnaic Hebrew kippāh "arch, dome, yarmulke"

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for kippah

• stipa