Yom kipur (יום כיפור) means Yom Kippur in Hebrew.
It can also mean Day of Atonement. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Yom kipur.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אחד ממועדי ישראל, הנחשב ליום הקדוש ביותר ביהדות. יום צום ובקשת מחילה על כל החטאים. חל בעשרה בתשרי.
The word Yom kipur is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יוֹם כִּפּוּר
- Written without vowel points
- יום כיפור
- Said
- yom kipur
- Gematria
- 372
This is how Yom kipur is said in other languages.
- English
- Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement
- Arabic
- عيد الغفران, يوم كيبور
- Russian
- день прощения, судный день
- French
- Jour de l'Expiation, Yom Kippour
- Yiddish
- יום כיפור
These words mean nearly the same as Yom kipur.
- יום הדיןRosh hashana
- יום כיפורים
- יום הכיפוריםYom Kippur
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The word Yom kipur is part of these phrases and sayings.
This is where the word Yom kipur comes from.
צורת משנה של "יום כיפורים". מן כיפר, ביקש מחילה וסליחה. בימי הביניים קשרו הרבנים בין מחלת הכולרה לאוכלים ביום כיפור.
These words come before and after Yom kipur in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yom kipur.
What does Yom kipur (יום כיפור) mean in Hebrew?
Yom kipur (יום כיפור) means Yom Kippur and Day of Atonement. It is said yom kipur, with the stress on pur.
What is a synonym for Yom kipur (יום כיפור)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yom kipur (יום כיפור) are יום הדין, יום כיפורים, and יום הכיפורים.
Is Yom kipur (יום כיפור) masculine or feminine?
The word Yom kipur (יום כיפור) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יום כפור of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.