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.—
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Portnoy, who is Jewish, was wearing a white kippah and waving an Israeli flag and Silva celebrated his victory atop the octagon cage.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
The players play with kippahs on the crown of their head.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Advised by Moustafa to wear ball caps over their kippahs — traditional Jewish head coverings — for security reasons, Lopatin covered his with a Detroit Pistons basketball cap.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 27 Feb. 2025
When one of the KKK members removed his hood to reveal a kippah on his head, Rubin launched at him starting a wild brawl where even audience members got involved.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, a Mauritanian national, has been hit with hate crime and terrorism charges for the Oct. 26 attack in which he is accused of shooting a 39-year-old Jewish man who was wearing a kippah while walking to his synagogue in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
Children greeted each other with bright smiles that lit up the room, each wearing their kippah with pride.
—Adam Kolodkin, Sun Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
Debra Silverstein, of the city’s 50th Ward, previously said the victim was wearing a kippah, a traditional Jewish head covering also known as a yarmulke, at the time of the attack.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2024
Davidson donned a kippah and talked to the synagogue about the championship and the history of the Rangers.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
The players play with kippahs on the crown of their head.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Advised by Moustafa to wear ball caps over their kippahs — traditional Jewish head coverings — for security reasons, Lopatin covered his with a Detroit Pistons basketball cap.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 27 Feb. 2025
When one of the KKK members removed his hood to reveal a kippah on his head, Rubin launched at him starting a wild brawl where even audience members got involved.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, a Mauritanian national, has been hit with hate crime and terrorism charges for the Oct. 26 attack in which he is accused of shooting a 39-year-old Jewish man who was wearing a kippah while walking to his synagogue in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
Children greeted each other with bright smiles that lit up the room, each wearing their kippah with pride.
—Adam Kolodkin, Sun Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
Debra Silverstein, of the city’s 50th Ward, previously said the victim was wearing a kippah, a traditional Jewish head covering also known as a yarmulke, at the time of the attack.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2024
Davidson donned a kippah and talked to the synagogue about the championship and the history of the Rangers.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
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“Kippah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kippah. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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