Strong's Number 3722

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Transliteration:

kaphar {kaw-far'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

1023,1024,1025,1026

Part of Speech:

verb

Usage in the KJV:

atonement 71, purge 7, reconciliation 4, reconcile 3, forgive 3, purge away 2, pacify 2, atonement...made 2, merciful 2, cleansed 1, disannulled 1, appease 1, put off 1, pardon 1, pitch 1

Total: 102

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