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Hebrew word study

כָּפַרkâphar — to cover (specifically with bitumen)

Pronounced “kaw-far'”

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

Translated in the King James as: appease, make (an atonement, cleanse, disannul, forgive, be merciful, pacify, pardon, purge (away), put off, (make) reconcile(-liation).

Appears 100 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 2×
Genesis 6:14Genesis 32:20
Exodus — 8×
Exodus 29:33Exodus 29:36Exodus 29:37Exodus 30:10Exodus 30:15Exodus 30:16Exodus 32:30+ 1 more in Exodus
Leviticus — 47×
Leviticus 1:4Leviticus 4:20Leviticus 4:26Leviticus 4:31Leviticus 4:35Leviticus 5:6Leviticus 5:10Leviticus 5:13Leviticus 5:16Leviticus 5:18Leviticus 6:7Leviticus 6:30Leviticus 7:7Leviticus 8:15Leviticus 8:34Leviticus 9:7Leviticus 10:17Leviticus 12:7Leviticus 12:8Leviticus 14:18Leviticus 14:19Leviticus 14:20Leviticus 14:21Leviticus 14:29Leviticus 14:31+ 22 more in Leviticus
Numbers — 16×
Numbers 5:8Numbers 6:11Numbers 8:12Numbers 8:19Numbers 8:21Numbers 15:25Numbers 15:28Numbers 16:46Numbers 16:47Numbers 25:13Numbers 28:22Numbers 28:30Numbers 29:5Numbers 31:50Numbers 35:33+ 1 more in Numbers
Deuteronomy — 3×
Deuteronomy 21:8Deuteronomy 32:43+ 1 more in Deuteronomy
1 Samuel — 1×
1 Sam 3:14
2 Samuel — 1×
2 Sam 21:3
1 Chronicles — 1×
1 Chr 6:49
2 Chronicles — 2×
2 Chr 29:242 Chr 30:18
Nehemiah — 1×
Nehemiah 10:33
Psalms — 3×
Psalms 65:3Psalms 78:38Psalms 79:9
Proverbs — 2×
Proverbs 16:6Proverbs 16:14
Isaiah — 5×
Isaiah 6:7Isaiah 22:14Isaiah 27:9Isaiah 28:18Isaiah 47:11
Jeremiah — 1×
Jeremiah 18:23
Ezekiel — 6×
Ezekiel 16:63Ezekiel 43:20Ezekiel 43:26Ezekiel 45:15Ezekiel 45:17Ezekiel 45:20
Daniel — 1×
Daniel 9:24

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.