Yom Kippur

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌjɒm kɪˈpʊə/, /ˌjɒm ˈkɪpə/, /ˌjəʊm kɪˈpʊə/, /ˌjəʊm ˈkɪpə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌjɔm kɪˈpʊɹ/, /ˌjɔm ˈkɪpɚ/, /ˌjoʊm kɪˈpʊɹ/, /ˌjoʊm ˈkɪpɚ/
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˌjɑm kɪˈpʊɹ/, /ˌjɑm ˈkɪpɚ/, /ˌjoʊm-/

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Proper noun

Yom Kippur

2. (Judaism) A particular Jewish holiday, the day of atonement, falling on the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei.

Synonyms

• Day of Atonement

Translations

Day of Atonement

• Arabic: يَوْم الْكَفَّارَة (yawm al-kaffāra), يَوْم الْغُفْرَان (yawm al-ḡufrān), يَوْم كِيفُور (yawm kīfūr)
• Czech: Jom kipur
• Finnish: Jom Kippur
• French: Yom Kippour (fr) m
• German: Jom Kippur (de) m
• Hebrew: יוֹם כִּפּוּר (he) (yom kippúr)
• Persian: یوم کفاره (yowm-e kaffâre), روز آمرزش (ruz-e âmorzeš), یوم‌کیپور (yowm-kipur)
• Polish: Jom Kippur m, Sądny Dzień m, Dzień Pojednania m, Dzień Przebłagania m
• Spanish: Yom Kipur (es) m, el Día del Perdón m
• Swedish: jom kippur (sv)
• Yiddish: יום־כּיפּור m (yonkiper)