Yom Kippur

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Yom Kippur

/ˌjɒm kɪˈpʊə/ UK
/ˌjɒm ˈkɪpə/ UK
/ˌjəʊm kɪˈpʊə/ UK
/ˌjəʊm ˈkɪpə/ UK
/ˌjɔm kɪˈpʊɹ/ US
/ˌjɔm ˈkɪpɚ/ US
/ˌjoʊm kɪˈpʊɹ/ US
/ˌjoʊm ˈkɪpɚ/ US
/ˌjɑm kɪˈpʊɹ/ cot caught merger
/ˌjɑm ˈkɪpɚ/ cot caught merger
/ˌjoʊm-/ cot caught merger

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Borrowed from Hebrew יוֹם כִּיפּוּר (yom kipúr, literally “Day of Atonement”).

proper noun

Judaism A particular Jewish holiday, the day of atonement, falling on the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei. Waving chickens above their heads, ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel performed the ritual of "kaparot" ahead of Yom Kippur, the most sacred day of the Jewish calendar, which begins at sundown on Tuesday.
Similar: Day of Atonement, Day of Judgment

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name Day of Atonement

Español	Yom Kipur, el Día del Perdón
中文	贖罪日 /赎罪日 Shúzuìrì
Français	Yom Kippour
Deutsch	Jom Kippur
Italiano	Yom Kippur
Ελληνικά	Γιομ Κιπούρ Giom Kipoúr
Русский	Йом-кипу́р Jom-kipúr
العربية	يَوْم الْكَفَّارَة yawm al-kaffāra, يَوْم الْغُفْرَان yawm al-ḡufrān, يَوْم كِيفُور yawm kīfūr
עברית	יוֹם כִּפּוּר yom kippúr

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@misc{yom_kippur_2026,
  title = {Yom Kippur},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yom%20kippur},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}