וּ/לְ/כַפֵּ֖ר
𐤅/𐤋/𐤊𐤐𐤓
ulekhaper
and 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 8:19 · Word #17
Lexicon H3722
| Lemma | כָּפַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤐𐤓 |
| Transliteration | kâphar |
| Strong's | H3722 |
| In-context | and to make atonement |
Morphology HC/R/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 H3722-07
and to effect atonement-covering
| Root | כפר (k-p-r) |
| Core Meanings | covering, wiping over, appeasing, ransoming, expiating |
| Semantic Range | to cover over (sin), to make atonement, to purge, to ransom, to reconcile, to appease wrath |
| Conceptual Significance | כפר expresses the central biblical concept of atonement as a covering that removes or neutralizes guilt and restores relationship. In priestly theology, it describes the ritual action by which impurity and sin are dealt with so that divine presence may remain among the people. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וּ ("and") + preposition לְ ("to") + Piel infinitive construct of כפר. The Piel stem conveys an intensive or factitive action: to bring about atonement by covering. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem intensifies the root idea of "covering" into the active sense of effecting or accomplishing atonement. Rendering it as "to effect atonement-covering" preserves the concrete imagery of covering inherent in כפר while reflecting the infinitive construct form with prefixed conjunction and preposition ("and to"). |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root כפר (covering, wiping over, appeasing, ransoming, expiating)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3722-01 |
akhaperah | Let me effect atoning-covering |
|
bakefirim | in the covered-villages |
H3724-01 |
bakofer | with the covering-pitch |
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 |