Yom Kippur

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Yom Kippur

Pronunciations

Yom Kippur (yom KIP-per)
Yom Kippur (yom kee-POOR)
Yom Kippur (yam KIP-per)

Definitions

  • day of atonement, arguably the most important day on the Jewish calendar

Example Sentences

  • "Yom Kippur is on Shabbat this year."

Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • יום כיפור

      • Who Uses This

      • Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements
      • Non-Jews: (words that have spread outside of Jewish networks)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
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      Alternative Spellings

      Yom Kipur, Yom Kipper

Notes

  • {"ops":[{"insert":"Pronounced Yom kee-PUHR or Yom KIP-per. The date is the tenth of the month Tishrei\n"}]}

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