כָּפַר
kâphar(kaw-far')
“to cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel”
102 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel
Translated in KJV as
appeasemake (an atonement, cleanse, disannul, forgive, be merciful, pacify, pardon, purge (away), put off, (make) reconcile(-liation).
Etymology
a primitive root;
Chain Links
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“And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy.”