Yom Kippur in Hebrew is יוֹם כִּפּוּר (yom kippúr).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
יוֹם כִּפּוּר
yom kippúr
name · masculine
In English
Yom Kippur
/ˌjɒm kɪˈpʊə/ /ˌjɒm ˈkɪpə/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for Yom Kippur as a name.
Day of Atonement
- יוֹם כִּפּוּריום כפורyom kippúrmasculine
This is more about the Hebrew word יוֹם כִּפּוּר.
- Written with vowel points
- יוֹם כִּפּוּר
- Written without vowel points
- יום כפור
- Said
- yom kippúr
- Its meanings in English
- Yom Kippur, Defective spelling of יום כיפור
These words come before and after Yom Kippur in the list.
These are the questions people ask about Yom Kippur in Hebrew.
How do you say Yom Kippur in Hebrew?
Yom Kippur in Hebrew is יוֹם כִּפּוּר, said yom kippúr. Without vowel points it is written יום כפור.
Is יום כפור masculine or feminine?
The word יום כפור is masculine.
What else does יום כפור mean in English?
Besides Yom Kippur, יום כפור can mean Defective spelling of יום כיפור.
How is Yom Kippur pronounced in English?
Yom Kippur is pronounced /ˌjɒm kɪˈpʊə/, /ˌjɒm ˈkɪpə/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry Yom Kippur and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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