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kap·pa·rah \ˌkäpäˈrä, käˈpȯrə\ noun (plural kap·pa·roth or kap·pa·rot \ˌkäpäˈrōt(h), käˈpȯrəs\) Etymology: Hebrew, literally, atonement 1. : a symbolic ceremony practiced by some Orthodox Jews on the eve of Yom Kippur in which typically a cock, hen, or coin is swung around the head and offered in atonement or as ransom for one's sins 2. : sacrifice; specifically : something used as a symbolic sacrifice in the kapparah ceremony |