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Leviticus 5:13

“And the priest shall make an atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him: and the remnant shall be the priest’s, as a meat offering.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

כָּפַרkâphar · kaw-far'
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
כִפֶּר֩ — verb Piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vpq3ms
Usage: Occurs 103 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 6:14 Genesis 32:21 Exodus 29:33 Exodus 29:36 Exodus 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.

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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.