"Yom Kippur" meaning in English

See Yom Kippur in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˌjɒm kɪˈpʊə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌjɒm ˈkɪpə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌjəʊm kɪˈpʊə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌjəʊm ˈkɪpə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌjɔm kɪˈpʊɹ/ [General-American], /ˌjɔm ˈkɪpɚ/ [General-American], /ˌjoʊm kɪˈpʊɹ/ [General-American], /ˌjoʊm ˈkɪpɚ/ [General-American], /ˌjɑm kɪˈpʊɹ/ [cot-caught-merger], /ˌjɑm ˈkɪpɚ/ [cot-caught-merger], /ˌjoʊm-/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Yom Kippur.wav
Etymology: From Hebrew יוֹם כִּיפּוּר (yom kipúr, literally “Day of Atonement”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|יוֹם כִּיפּוּר|lit=Day of Atonement|tr=yom kipúr}} Hebrew יוֹם כִּיפּוּר (yom kipúr, literally “Day of Atonement”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolinkhead=1}} Yom Kippur
  1. (Judaism) A particular Jewish holiday, the day of atonement, falling on the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei. Wikidata QID: Q132994 Wikipedia link: Yom Kippur Tags: Judaism Categories (topical): Calendar, Holidays, Judaism Synonyms: Day of Atonement Translations (Day of Atonement): يَوْم الْكَفَّارَة (yawm al-kaffāra) (Arabic), يَوْم الْغُفْرَان (yawm al-ḡufrān) (Arabic), يَوْم كِيفُور (yawm kīfūr) (Arabic), Jom kipur (Czech), Jom Kippur (Finnish), Yom Kippour [masculine] (French), Jom Kippur [masculine] (German), יוֹם כִּפּוּר (yom kippúr) (Hebrew), یوم کفاره (yowm-e kaffâre) (Persian), روز آمرزش (ruz-e âmorzeš) (Persian), یومکیپور (yowm-kipur) (Persian), Jom Kippur [masculine] (Polish), Sądny Dzień [masculine] (Polish), Dzień Pojednania [masculine] (Polish), Dzień Przebłagania [masculine] (Polish), Yom Kipur [masculine] (Spanish), el Día del Perdón [masculine] (Spanish), jom kippur (Swedish), יום־כּיפּור (yonkiper) [masculine] (Yiddish)
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "יום־כּיפּור"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Yom Kippur"
}

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