yizkor

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/ˈjɪzkəɹ/

noun

An Ashkenazi memorial prayer service for the dead.

“a yizkor book; a yizkor sermon”

OriginHebrew יִזְכּוֹר →
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Meanings

nounyizkor (plural yizkors)

plural yizkors

  1. JudaismattributiveoftenAn Ashkenazi memorial prayer service for the dead.

    a yizkor book; a yizkor sermon

Origin

  1. Hebrewיִזְכּוֹר
  2. Englishyizkor

From Hebrew יִזְכּוֹר (literally “may [God] remember”), from the opening word of the service.

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APA

yizkor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yizkor

MLA

“yizkor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yizkor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yizkor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yizkor.

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