הַ/כַּפֹּ֛רֶת

𐤄/𐤊𐤐𐤓𐤕

hakaporet

the mercy seat

from כָּפַר; a lid (used only of the cover of the sacred Ark); mercy seat.

H3727

Exodus 40:20 · Word #14

Lexicon H3727

Lemmaכַּפֹּרֶת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤊𐤐𐤓𐤕
Transliterationkappôreth
Strong'sH3727
In-contextthe mercy seat

Morphology HTd/Ncfsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H3727-01

the atonement-covering

Morphological NotesNoun, common feminine singular absolute with definite article (הַ־). Derived nominal form from the root כפר, indicating an instrument or place associated with covering/atonement.
Rendering RationaleThe noun כַּפֹּרֶת derives from the root כפר (k-p-r), meaning "to cover" or "to atone." Rendering it as "the atonement-covering" preserves both the physical sense of a cover and the theological function of atonement. The form is a definite feminine singular noun (with the article הַ־), accurately reflected by the singular English phrase "the atonement-covering."

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Words from Root כפר (covering, wiping over, ransoming, atoning, appeasing)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3722-01 akhaper I will make atoning-covering
H3722-02 akhaperah Let me effect atoning-covering
H3723-01 bakefarim in the sheltered-villages

Word Usage (27 occurrences of H3727)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Exodus 25:17 כַפֹּ֖רֶת khaporet a mercy seat
Exodus 25:18 הַ/כַּפֹּֽרֶת hakaporet of the mercy seat
Exodus 25:19 הַ/כַּפֹּ֛רֶת hakaporet the mercy seat