Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur

English

Etymology

From Hebrew יום כיפור \\ יוֹם כִּפּוּר‎ (yom kipúr, literally “day of atonement”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌjɒm kɪˈpʊɹ/, /ˌjɒm ˈkɪpɚ/, /ˌjoʊm kɪˈpʊɹ/, /ˌjoʊm ˈkɪpɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌjɒm kɪˈpʊə/, /ˌjɒm ˈkɪpə/, /ˌjəʊm kɪˈpʊə/, /ˌjəʊm ˈkɪpə/

Proper noun

Yom Kippur

1. 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

Czech: Jom kipur Finnish: Jom Kippur French: Yom Kippour (fr) m German: Jom Kippur (de) m Hebrew: יוֹם כִּפּוּר‎ (he) (yom kippúr)

Spanish: Yom Kipur (es) m, el Día del Perdón m Swedish: jom kippur (sv) Yiddish: יום־כּיפּור‎ m (yonkiper)

Further reading

• Yom Kippur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia