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

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

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