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hakafot

hakafot noun: a procession of people making circuit around something. Also the plural of hakafah.

Noun

hakafot

  1. (Judaism) A procession of people making circuit around something.
    • I told him that he was right and that his request was timely, as Simchat Torah, one of the most joyous festivals of the year featuring the hakafot (procession of Torah scrolls), would take place in three weeks.2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 37

Also used as

hakafot is also the plural of hakafah.

Forms of hakafot

alternative formhakafoth
alternative formhakkafot
alternative formhakkafoth

Origin of hakafot

From Hebrew הקפות.

Questions about hakafot

What does hakafot mean?
Hakafot means a procession of people making circuit around something.
What part of speech is hakafot?
Hakafot is a noun.

Words near hakafot in the dictionary

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

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