Kippur
Pronunciations
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Definitions
n. Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement).
Example Sentences
"Prayers for Shabbat, Rosh-Hashanah and Kippur, translated by Isaac Pinto, 1766"
"A study of the core themes of Kippur as reflected in the classical texts of the Kippur service." (source)
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
Etymology
כּיפּור kippur
- Sephardim: Jews with Sephardi or Mizrahi heritage
- Great Britain
- North America
- Australia / New Zealand
- South Africa
- None
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Alternative Spellings
Kippour, Kipour, Kipur
Notes
Ashkenazi Jews generally say "Yom Kippur"
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