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yizkor

/ˈjɪzkəɹ/

yizkor noun: an Ashkenazi memorial prayer service for the dead.

Noun

yizkor (plural yizkors)

  1. (Judaism, attributive, often) An Ashkenazi memorial prayer service for the dead.
    • a yizkor book; a yizkor sermon

Forms of yizkor

pluralyizkors

Origin of yizkor

From Hebrew יִזְכּוֹר (literally “may [God] remember”), from the opening word of the service.

Questions about yizkor

What does yizkor mean?
Yizkor means an Ashkenazi memorial prayer service for the dead.
What part of speech is yizkor?
Yizkor is a noun.
How do you pronounce yizkor?
Yizkor is pronounced /ˈjɪzkəɹ/.
What is the plural of yizkor?
The plural of yizkor is yizkors.

Words near yizkor in the dictionary

  1. Yiyuan
  2. yiz
  3. Yizhou
  4. Yizidi
  5. Yizidism
  6. yizkor
  7. yizkors
  8. yizzer
  9. YJHD
  10. YJS
  11. yk

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