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hakafah

/həˈkʌfə/

hakafah noun: a circular religious procession, traditionally practiced on Simchat Torah.

Noun

hakafah (plural hakafot)

  1. (Judaism) A circular religious procession, traditionally practiced on Simchat Torah.

Forms of hakafah

pluralhakafot

Origin of hakafah

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

Questions about hakafah

What does hakafah mean?
Hakafah means a circular religious procession, traditionally practiced on Simchat Torah.
What part of speech is hakafah?
Hakafah is a noun.
How do you pronounce hakafah?
Hakafah is pronounced /həˈkʌfə/.
What is the plural of hakafah?
The plural of hakafah is hakafot.

Words near hakafah in the dictionary

  1. Hak
  2. haka
  3. Hakadal
  4. Hakadosh Baruch Hu
  5. hakaed
  6. hakafah
  7. hakafot
  8. hakafoth
  9. hakaing
  10. hakam
  11. hakama

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