Meanings
Origin
- Yiddishכאַפּטסעם
- Englishchaptzem
From Yiddish כאַפּטסעם (khaptsem), from כאַפּן (khapn, “to catch, get”) and אים (im, “him”).
More words from Yiddish
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
chaptzem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaptzem
MLA
“chaptzem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaptzem. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chaptzem,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaptzem.
Source: chaptzem on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.