Origin: Heb yom-kipur < yom, day + kipur < kiper, atone < root kpr, deny, disavow
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noun
Origin:
Origin: Hebrew yôm kippûr
Origin: : yôm, day; see ywm in Semitic roots
Origin: + kippûr, atonement (from kippēr, to cover, atone; see kpr1 in Semitic roots)
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