וְ/כַפֵּ֥ר

𐤅/𐤊𐤐𐤓

vekhaper

and make atonement

a primitive root; to cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel; appease, make (an atonement, cleanse, disannul, forgive, be merciful, pacify, pardon, purge (away), put off, (make) reconcile(-liation).

H3722

Leviticus 9:7 · Word #13

Lexicon H3722

Lemmaכָּפַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤊𐤐𐤓
Transliterationkâphar
Strong'sH3722
In-contextand make atonement

Morphology HC/Vpv2ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan p — Piel — Intensive active
Conjugation v — Imperative — A command
Person 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H3722-17

and you (masculine singular) make atoning-covering

Morphological NotesConjunction וְ + Piel imperative, 2nd person masculine singular, from כָּפַר. The Piel stem gives an intensive/factitive sense: to effect atonement or expiation.
Rendering RationaleThe root כפר fundamentally denotes covering over, which in ritual contexts conveys the removal or wiping away of offense through atoning action. The Piel stem intensifies or factitively expresses the act—"to effect atonement"—and the 2ms imperative form requires the rendering "you (masculine singular)," with the prefixed conjunction וְ conveyed as "and."

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Words from Root כפר (covering, smearing over, wiping away, ransoming, 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 (103 occurrences of H3722)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 6:14 וְ/כָֽפַרְתָּ֥ vekhafareta and you shall cover
Genesis 32:21 אֲכַפְּרָ֣ה akhaperah I will appease
Exodus 29:33 כֻּפַּ֣ר kupar atonement was made