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כָּפַר

H3722

Transliteration: kâphar

Pronunciation: kaw-far'

Definition: appease

Original: כּפר

Transliteration: kâphar

Phonetic: kaw-far'

BDB Definition:

to cover, purge, make an atonement, make reconciliation, cover over with pitch
1. (Qal) to coat or cover with pitch
2. (Piel)
  1. to cover over, pacify, propitiate
  2. to cover over, atone for sin, make atonement for
  3. to cover over, atone for sin and persons by legal rites
3. (Pual)
  1. to be covered over
  2. to make atonement for
4. (Hithpael) to be covered

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 1023,1024,1025,1026

Part(s) of speech: Verb

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