Original Language Studio
Leviticus 16:33
“And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H3722 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- appease, make (an atonement, cleanse, disannul, forgive, be merciful, pacify, pardon, purge (away), put off, (make) reconcile(-liation).
- Grammar
- וְ — conjunction
- כִפֶּר֙ — verb Piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 103 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 6:14Genesis 32:21Exodus 29:33Exodus 29:36Exodus 29:37
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read כָּפַר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.