Khupa (חופה) means canopy in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
canopy
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Khupa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כיסוי עליון מבד.
- 2חדר שבו היו נמצאים החתן והכלה בשבעת ימי המשתה.
וְהוּא כְּחָתָן יֹצֵא מֵחֻפָּתוֹ, יָשִׂישׂ כְּגִבּוֹר לָרוּץ אֹרַח
- 3בהשאלהחתונה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khupa is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֻפָּה
- Written without vowel points
- חופה
- Said
- khupa
- Root
- ח־פ־פ
- Pattern
- קֻטְלָה
- Plural
- חֻפּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' חֻפּוֹת; חֻפַּת־
- Gematria
- 99
This is how Khupa is said in other languages.
- English
- canopy
- French
- dais, baldaquin, voûte
- Spanish
- dosel, palio, toldo
These words rhyme with Khupa.
The word Khupa is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בני חופה
- חופה שחורה
- יכנס לתורה ולחופה ולמעשים טובים
- נכוה מחופתו של חברו
- נכנס לחופה
- חופה וקידושין
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The word Khupa comes from the root ח־פ־פ, like these words.
This is where the word Khupa comes from.
הרב רפאל הירש טוען בספרו על התורה (בראשית, פ' ויחי) כי חופה הוא מן חפף בהוראת מכסה, כיסוי. כמו שנאמר "חופף עליו כל היום", שפירושו מכסה הוא בכיסוי ובכך מגן עליו כל היום.
These words come before and after Khupa in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khupa.
What does Khupa (חופה) mean in Hebrew?
Khupa (חופה) means canopy. It is said khupa, with the stress on pa.
What rhymes with Khupa (חופה)?
Words that rhyme with Khupa (חופה) include אשפה, טיפה, חרפה, מפה, קופה, and אסקופה.
Is Khupa (חופה) masculine or feminine?
The word Khupa (חופה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is חֻפּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חפה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.