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Yom Kippur

UK/ˌjɒm kɪˈpʊə//ˌjɔm kɪˈpʊɹ/

Yom Kippur proper noun: a particular Jewish holiday, the day of atonement, falling on the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei.

Proper noun

Yom Kippur

  1. (Judaism) A particular Jewish holiday, the day of atonement, falling on the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei.
    • Waving chickens above their heads, ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel performed the ritual of "kaparot" ahead of Yom Kippur, the most sacred day of the Jewish calendar, which begins at sundown on Tuesday.2018 September 18, “Ahead of Yom Kippur, ultra-Orthodox Jews cast out sins with chickens and water”, in Reuters
    • Services during Yom Kippur are held continuously through the day and include readings from the Torah and the reciting of prayers expressing regret or asking for forgiveness.2019 October 8, Christina Maxouris and Doug Criss, “Everything you wanted to know about Yom Kippur”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Dec 2019

Yom Kippur meaning in Arabic and Persian

Yom Kippur in Arabic

Day of Atonement
يَوْم الْكَفَّارَة yawm al-kaffāra, يَوْم الْغُفْرَان yawm al-ḡufrān, يَوْم كِيفُور yawm kīfūr

Yom Kippur in Persian

Day of Atonement
یوم کفاره yowm-e kaffâre, روز آمرزش ruz-e âmorzeš, یومکیپور yowm-kipur

Synonyms of Yom Kippur

Origin of Yom Kippur

Borrowed from Hebrew יוֹם כִּיפּוּר (yom kipúr, literally “Day of Atonement”).

Questions about Yom Kippur

What does Yom Kippur mean?
Yom Kippur means a particular Jewish holiday, the day of atonement, falling on the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei.
What is Yom Kippur in Arabic?
Yom Kippur in Arabic is يَوْم الْكَفَّارَة (yawm al-kaffāra), يَوْم الْغُفْرَان (yawm al-ḡufrān), يَوْم كِيفُور (yawm kīfūr). See Yom Kippur meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Yom Kippur?
Yom Kippur is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Yom Kippur?
Yom Kippur is pronounced /ˌjɒm kɪˈpʊə/ (UK).

Words near Yom Kippur in the dictionary

  1. Yolŋus
  2. YOM
  3. Yom HaDin
  4. Yom HaKippurim
  5. Yom HaShoah
  6. Yom Kippur
  7. Yom Kippur War
  8. Yom Teruah
  9. yom tob
  10. yom tov
  11. Yom Trua

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