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Etymology
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Pronunciation
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Noun
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kapparot
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Alternative forms
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kaparot
Etymology
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From
Hebrew
כפרות
.
Pronunciation
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(
US
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/kˈæpɐɹˌɑːt/
(
UK
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/kˈapɐɹˌɒt/
Noun
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kapparot
(
uncountable
)
(
Judaism
)
A
customary
atonement
ritual
practised by
Orthodox Jews
on the
eve
of
Yom Kippur
, involving the waving of
money
or a
chicken
over a person's
head
before it is
donated
to
charity
or to feed the
hungry
.
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