כפפה

עברית

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כפפה

/kfaˈfa/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Coined by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda in 1908 from כַּף (kaf, “palm, hand”), likely by analogy with Handschuh (“glove”, literally “hand shoe”) and рукавица (rukavica, “mitten”).

noun כְּפָפָה · kfafá · כְּפָפוֹת · כִּפְפַת־ · כִּפְפָתִי

glove

In English

glove item of clothing

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"כפפה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%A4%D7%A4%D7%94. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

כפפה. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%A4%D7%A4%D7%94

Chicago

"כפפה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%A4%D7%A4%D7%94.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {כפפה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%A4%D7%A4%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}