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

• 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 kaffâreh), روز آمرزش‎ (ruz-e âmorzeš), یوم‌کیپور‎ (yowm-kipur)
• Spanish: Yom Kipur (es) m, el Día del Perdón m
• Swedish: jom kippur (sv)
• Yiddish: יום־כּיפּור‎ m (yonkiper)