Strong's Number 3727
Transliteration:
kapporeth
{kap-po'-reth}
Word Origin:
TWOT:
1023c
Part of Speech:
noun feminine
Usage in the KJV:
mercy seat 26, mercy seatward 1
Total: 27
Definition:
- mercy-seat, place of atonement
- 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
- 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