Kippah in Hebrew is כִּפָּה (kipá).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
כִּפָּה
kipá
noun · feminine
In English
kippah
/ˈkɪpə/ /kɪˈpɑː/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for kippah as a noun.
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- כִּפָּהכפהkipáfeminine
This is more about the Hebrew word כִּפָּה.
- Written with vowel points
- כִּפָּה
- Written without vowel points
- כפה
- Said
- kipá
- Its meanings in English
- kippah, defective spelling of כיפה
These English words share a Hebrew word with kippah.
These words come before and after kippah in the list.
These are the questions people ask about kippah in Hebrew.
How do you say kippah in Hebrew?
kippah in Hebrew is כִּפָּה, said kipá. Without vowel points it is written כפה.
Is כפה masculine or feminine?
The word כפה is feminine.
What else does כפה mean in English?
Besides kippah, כפה can mean defective spelling of כיפה.
How is kippah pronounced in English?
kippah is pronounced /ˈkɪpə/, /kɪˈpɑː/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry kippah and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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