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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - כַּפֹּרֶת
כַּפֹּרֶת
H3727
Transliteration: kappôreth
Pronunciation: kap-po'-reth
Definition: mercy seat
Original: כּפּרת Transliteration: kappôreth Phonetic: kap-po'-reth
BDB Definition:
- mercy-seat, place of atonement
- the golden plate of propitiation on which the High Priest sprinkled the seat 7 times on the Day of Atonement symbolically reconciling Jehovah and His chosen people
- the slab of gold on top of the ark of the covenant which measured 2.5 by 1.5 cubits; on it and part of it were the two golden cherubim facing each other whose outstretched wings came together above and constituted the throne of God
- the golden plate of propitiation on which the High Priest sprinkled the seat 7 times on the Day of Atonement symbolically reconciling Jehovah and His chosen people