לְ/כַפֵּ֖ר
𐤋/𐤊𐤐𐤓
lekhaper
to 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).
Numbers 28:22 · Word #4
Lexicon H3722
| Lemma | כָּפַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤐𐤓 |
| Transliteration | kâphar |
| Strong's | H3722 |
| In-context | to make atonement |
Morphology HR/Vpc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
SIBI-P1 H3722-09
to effect covering-over (to atone)
| Root | כפר (k-p-r) |
| Core Meanings | covering, coating, wiping over, appeasing, expiating |
| Semantic Range | to cover with pitch, to cover over sin, to expiate, to purge, to ransom, to appease, to reconcile |
| Conceptual Significance | כפר is central to Israel’s sacrificial theology, especially in Levitical rites and the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur). It expresses the act by which sin or impurity is covered over before יהוה, restoring covenant relationship and communal purity. |
| Morphological Notes | Piel infinitive construct of כפר with prefixed ל ("to"). The Piel stem conveys an intensive or factitive nuance: to actively bring about covering or expiation. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root כפר carries the concrete sense of covering or coating, which develops metaphorically into covering over guilt or offense. The Piel stem intensifies or factitively expresses the action—"to effect" or "to accomplish" such covering—while the prefixed ל marks the infinitive construct, "to effect covering-over." |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root כפר (covering, coating, wiping over, appeasing, expiating)
| 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 |