yom
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- noun
- /joʊm/
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yom
- On Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, many Jews fast and pray for forgiveness.
I will reflect on your moral standing next to Yom Kippur.
- I will reflect on your moral standing next to Yom Kippur.
- And I say this to you on Yom Kippur, the highest holiday in the Jewish faith.
- And the child said, you mean we can tape Yom Kippur?
- And what they Yom Kippur is have to atone for something.
Examples
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Because this study has not yet investigated the meaning of "yom" (commonly translated as day), "yom" will be used in referring to the creative periods.
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The festival begins at sundown and lasts until the following evening, marking the yom of rest and reflection.
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And God called the light "yom," and the darkness He called night.
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And I say this to you on Yom Kippur, the highest holiday in the Jewish faith.
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The word "yom" is in the singular, meaning "daytime," but in the KJV "yom" becomes "days."
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In fact, the Arab members of OPEC placed an embargo on the United States for our support of Israel in the Yom Kippur War.
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And the holiest day is Yom Kippur, known as the Sabbath of Sabbaths.
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In the Jewish calendar, each yom holds special significance during religious observances.
Compounds
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A 1973 war when Egypt and Syria made a surprise attack on Israel during the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur
Surface Forms
Etymology
Yom is a Hebrew word that simply means 'day' and is often used in religious names like Yom Kippur and Yom Ha'atzmaut. So when you see yom in a holiday name, it marks a special 'day'.