Yarmulke

Quick meaning: Yarmulke is a noun meaning (Judaism) A skullcap worn by religious Jewish males (especially during prayer).

Meaning

(Judaism) A skullcap worn by religious Jewish males (especially during prayer).

Example Sentences

But once Dr. Levenson, who works for the Indian Health Service and wears a colorful tapestry yarmulke, has alerted the tiny network, it almost seems as if we have stepped into Yiddishland.

And I always feel uncomfortable dur­ing the High Holy Days watching people in yarmulkes rushing through the streets, knowing they’ll be swaying and moaning something ancient and indecipherable, even to me.

“I call on all citizens of Berlin and across Germany to wear the yarmulke (as the skullcap is known in Yiddish) next Saturday if there are new, intolerable attacks targeting Israel and Jews on the occasion of Al-Quds Day in Berlin,” said Felix Klein in a statement.

Word Forms

• yarmulkes
• yarmalka
• yarmalke
• yarmelka
• yarmelke
• yarmulka

Synonyms for yarmulke

Depending on context, synonyms include kippah, kappel, skullcap, yarmulka, yarmelke.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include yarmulka, yarmelke, yermulke, yamulka, yarmalka, yarmalke.

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