Meanings
proper noun
- Yom Kippur
This ruling is based on a Midrash that expresses the thought that on the departure of Yom Hakippurim a heavenly voice (Bat Kol) is heard declaiming the verse in Ecclesiastes.
1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 202
Origin
- Hebrewיום הכיפורים
- EnglishYom HaKippurim
From Hebrew יום הכיפורים.
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