כָּפַר
Strong's H3722
kâphar
/kaw-far'/
to cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H3722
- Hebrew
- כָּפַר
- Transliteration
- kâphar
- Pronunciation
- /kaw-far'/
- KJV Translations
- 11 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
to cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
appeasemake (an atonementcleansedisannulforgivebe mercifulpacifypardonpurge (away)put off(make) reconcile(-liation)
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of kâphar:
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