What does יוֹם · כִּפֻּר mean in the Bible?
יוֹם · כִּפֻּר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the appointed day of coverings/atonements".
Hebrew · H3117, H3725
יֹום הַכִּפֻּרִים
A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) · expiation (only in plural)
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יוֹם H3117 a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
Pronunciation yôm
Fundamental unit of time marked by daylight, extending metaphorically to ages, epochs, and eschatological periods.
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כִּפֻּר H3725 expiation (only in plural)
What does יֹום הַכִּפֻּרִים (yom hakkippurim) mean in the Bible?
יוֹם · כִּפֻּר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the appointed day of coverings/atonements".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3117, H3725?
H3117, H3725 is connected to 2,311 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. the appointed day of coverings/atonements
Strong's H3117, H3725
Lexical occurrences 2,311 verses Source Gloss
the appointed day of coverings/atonements
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain