לְ/כַפֵּ֖ר
𐤋/𐤊𐤐𐤓
kâphar
to-make-atonement
To cover over, to wipe away, or to cleanse, especially in contexts related to removing impurity, guilt, or offense; by extension, to effect reconciliation or restore favorable relations, commonly through prescribed ritual actions or offerings. The primary lexical sense involves physical or metaphorical covering, leading to the concept of expiating, appeasing, or reconciling in cultic and interpersonal contexts. In priestly and legal texts, denotes removing the consequences of sin or impurity, often through ritual acts.
Numbers 8:12 · Word #16
Lexicon H3722
| Lemma | כָּפַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤐𐤓 |
| Transliteration | kâphar |
| Strong's | H3722 |
| Definition | To cover over, to wipe away, or to cleanse, especially in contexts related to removing impurity, guilt, or offense; by extension, to effect reconciliation or restore favorable relations, commonly through prescribed ritual actions or offerings. The primary lexical sense involves physical or metaphorical covering, leading to the concept of expiating, appeasing, or reconciling in cultic and interpersonal contexts. In priestly and legal texts, denotes removing the consequences of sin or impurity, often through ritual acts. |
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 ...") |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to-make-atonement |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3722-09
to intensively wipe away
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem (intensive/causative nuance), infinitive construct with prefixed לְ indicating purpose or result. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem conveys an intensive or factitive action of the root כפר, whose core sense is covering or wiping away. As an infinitive construct with לְ, it expresses purpose or action "to intensively wipe away," preserving the root’s concrete imagery of removing impurity or offense through active covering. |
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