Strong's Number H3727

כַּפֹּרֶת

kapporeth · kap-po'-reth

Transliteration:

kapporeth{kap-po'-reth}

Word Origin:

from 3722

TWOT:

1023c

Part of Speech:

noun feminine

Strong's Definition:

a lid (used only of the cover of the sacred Ark)

Usage in the KJV:

mercy seat 25, mercy seatward 1

Total: 27
Occurs 27 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

mercy-seat, place of atonement
1. the golden plate of propitiation on which the High Priest sprinkled the seat 7 times on the Day of Atonement symbolically reconciling Jehovah and His chosen people
  1. the slab of gold on top of the ark of the covenant which measured 2.5 by 1.5 cubits; on it and part of it were the two golden cherubim facing each other whose outstretched wings came together above and constituted the throne of God