YOM KIPPUR


Meaning of YOM KIPPUR in English

/yawm kip"euhr, yohm, yom/ ; Seph. Heb. /yawm" kee poohrdd"/ ; Ashk. Heb. /yohm ki"peuhrdd/

a Jewish high holy day observed on the 10th day of the month of Tishri by abstinence from food and drink and by the daylong recitation of prayers of repentance in the synagogue. Also called Day of Atonement .

[ yom day + kippur atonement ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .