Used in a Sentence

kippah

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for kippah.

Editorial note

Jewish men have worn the kippah (small hat) essentially all the time for much of that period.

Examples18
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(Judaism, clothing) The cloth skullcap or yarmulke traditionally worn by male Jews.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of kippah gathered in one view.

noun

(Judaism, clothing) The cloth skullcap or yarmulke traditionally worn by male Jews.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for kippah.

noun

(Judaism, clothing) The cloth skullcap or yarmulke traditionally worn by male Jews.

Example sentences

1

Jewish men have worn the kippah (small hat) essentially all the time for much of that period.

2

Most jews dont wear the kippah in most countrys anyway, because its bound to attract harassment.

3

Oooh, the guy walked with a kippah on his head through the muslim quarters of Paris for 10 hours, and what he got?

4

Little girls can't wear crucifixes and little boys can't wear the kippah either.

5

Hair is not about attraction, it's that an uncovered head (for men as well, men wear a kippah) is considered uncouth, and it's a way to disrespect someone.

6

> there is clearly an actual obligation to wear a kippah, headscarf, or turban There is no obligation to wear anything.

7

> Little girls can't wear crucifixes and little boys can't wear the kippah either.

8

Same guy with an Indian wife who wore traditional Indian garb when visiting India, wore a Kippah while touching the wailing wall, yet refused to kiss the ring of the pope.

9

Your logic is faulty: If you follow your line of thinking making the Kippah illegal would be fine since the 'vast majority of us' wouldn't have any trouble abiding by the new law.

10

Academia should be a safe place for everyone who is not a threat to other students, the facilities and the staff - and wearing a kippah or david's star is not being a threat to anyone.

11

Today 80 years after, I feel safe to wear my Kippah in Sao Paulo, but I don't feel safe to do it in Paris or Berlin (city where I studied and lived).

12

It would surely be odd if a Philippine Catholic nun, or American Hutterite woman (as two Christian faiths that require headgear) were allowed entry into Ireland when an Irish Catholic nun or Jewish man aren't allowed their photograph with veil or kippah, respectively.

Quote examples

1

I know that Jews have been suffering more attacks in Europe recently including one in Berlin that wasn't a jew but wore a kippah to "prove it was not dangerous" and got attacked.

2

If someone shares a meme such as "Happy Merchant"[4], did they share a picture of a happy old man not noticing the connotation of the kippah in the image, or did they deliberately share the image with an intent to incite racism?

3

(note the kippah on the dog) "There has never been a single resolution about the decades-long repression of the civil and political rights of 1.3 billion people in China, or the more than a million female migrant workers in Saudi Arabia being kept as virtual slaves, or the virulent racism which has brought 600,000 people to the brink of starvation in Zimbabwe.

Proper noun examples

1

Someone wearing a Hijab or a Kippah, or a Dastar shouldn't and doesn't affect anyones capacity to work.

2

Concerning the furry hats, chassidim do wear hats when praying (besides a skullcap (Yarmulkah/Kippah) worn all day), but Chabad chassidim generally (myself included), wear fedoras.

3

A Yarmulke/Kippah is not large by any reasonable standard.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use kippah in a sentence?

Jewish men have worn the kippah (small hat) essentially all the time for much of that period.

What does kippah mean?

(Judaism, clothing) The cloth skullcap or yarmulke traditionally worn by male Jews.

What part of speech is kippah?

kippah is commonly used as noun.