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
Molly Boigon
Examples of kippah in a Sentence
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Her son, Goldberg-Polin, wasn’t the only kid in class with a kippah.
—Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
In another, he's seen with his doting parents, sporting a little kippah.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023
Smotrich—who calls for the annexation of the West Bank and who once said that maternity wards in Israel should be segregated—attracted kippah-wearing Ashkenazi businessmen in the suburbs and the settlements.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
There were no indications of his former life—the large knitted kippah and long sidelocks that typify West Bank settlers.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
Li worked with Korean Canadian illustrator Sunnu Rebecca Choi to further make sure that the book was inclusive of race, religion and abilities, featuring characters in a wheelchair, wearing cochlear implants and donning a Jewish kippah.
—Tony Lee, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2022
Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
In another, he's seen with his doting parents, sporting a little kippah.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023
Smotrich—who calls for the annexation of the West Bank and who once said that maternity wards in Israel should be segregated—attracted kippah-wearing Ashkenazi businessmen in the suburbs and the settlements.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
There were no indications of his former life—the large knitted kippah and long sidelocks that typify West Bank settlers.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
Li worked with Korean Canadian illustrator Sunnu Rebecca Choi to further make sure that the book was inclusive of race, religion and abilities, featuring characters in a wheelchair, wearing cochlear implants and donning a Jewish kippah.
—Tony Lee, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2022
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Mishnaic Hebrew kippāh "arch, dome, yarmulke"
First Known Use
1960, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near kippah
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“Kippah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kippah. Accessed 6 Dec. 2023.
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