Etymology

hakafah

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Today it means: A circular religious procession, traditionally practiced on Simchat Torah. Full definition →

Yiddish הקפֿה
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  1. Yiddish · borrowed fromהקפֿה
  2. English todayhakafah

Borrowed from Yiddish הקפֿה (hakófe), from Hebrew הַקָּפָה (hakafá).

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