What does כָּפַר · ἱλάσκομαι mean in the Bible?
כָּפַר · ἱλάσκομαι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to pacify, cover, reconcile".
Hebrew · H3722, G2433
כָּפַר
To cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or condone , to placate or cancel · to propitiate
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כָּפַרH3722to cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or condone , to placate or cancel
Pronunciationkāpar
Covering sin through ritual means literally covers it over, rendering it invisible and neutralized before God.
Open lexicon entry →ἱλάσκομαιG2433to propitiate
Pronunciationhiláskomai
To expiate sin and make God propitious; shifts from appeasing anger to removing defilement.
Open lexicon entry →What does כָּפַר (kaphar) mean in the Bible?
כָּפַר · ἱλάσκομαι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to pacify, cover, reconcile".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3722, G2433?
H3722, G2433 is connected to 103 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to pacify, cover, reconcile
Source Gloss
to pacify, cover, reconcile
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms24
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action17×
Imperfect2Chr 30:18 · Exod 30:10 · Lev 5:16 · Lev 7:7 · Lev 16:30 · Lev 16:33 · Lev 17:11 · Num 5:8 · Ps 78:38 · 2Sam 21:3 · Exod 29:37 · Ezek 43:2613×
CohortativeExod 32:30 · Gen 32:212×
Sequential imperfectDeut 21:81×
JussiveJer 18:231×
Pualintensive passive — intensive action received by the subject6×
ImperfectIsa 22:14 · Isa 27:9 · Num 35:33 · Prov 16:6 · Isa 6:75×
PerfectExod 29:331×
Hithpaelreflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others1×
Imperfect1Sam 3:141×
Word Origins
כָּפַר is a primitive root - no further derivation.