חופה

See also: חופּה

Hebrew

Root
ח־פ־ה (kh-p-h)
4 terms

Etymology

From חָפַף (khafáf, “to cover, surround, overlap”), חִפָּה (khipá), or חָפָה (khafá).

Noun

חופה / חֻפָּה • (khupá) f (plural indefinite חופות / חֻפּוֹת)

1. chuppah, wedding canopy
2. (figuratively) marriage ceremony, wedding

Descendants

• → Dutch: choepa
• → English: chuppah
• → French: houppa
• → Spanish: jupá
• → Swedish: chuppa
• → Yiddish: חופּה (khupe)
  • → Dutch: choppe

References

• “chuppah”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.