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Strong's Number H3722

כָּפַר

kaphar · kaw-far'

Transliteration:

kaphar{kaw-far'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

1023,1024,1025,1026

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel

Usage in the KJV:

atonement 71, purge 2, reconciliation 4, reconcile 2, forgive 1, purge away 2, pacify 1, atonement...made 2, merciful 2, cleansed 1, disannulled 1, appease 1, put off 1, pardon 1, pitch 1

Total: 102
Occurs 102 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

to cover, purge, make an atonement, make reconciliation, cover over with pitch
1. (Qal) to coat or cover with pitch
2. (Piel)
  1. to cover over, pacify, propitiate
  2. to cover over, atone for sin, make atonement for
  3. to cover over, atone for sin and persons by legal rites
3. (Pual)
  1. to be covered over
  2. to make atonement for
4. (Hithpael) to be covered