Hebrew · H3722, H6440 · unreviewed

כִּפֶּר פָּנָיו

To cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or condone , to placate or cancel · the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition ( before , etc.)

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כָּפַר H3722 to cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or condone , to placate or cancel
Pronunciation kāpar
Covering sin through ritual means literally covers it over, rendering it invisible and neutralized before God.
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פָּנִים H6440 the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition ( before , etc.)

What does כִּפֶּר פָּנָיו (kipper panav) mean in the Bible?

כָּפַר · פָּנִים is a Hebrew word meaning "appease his face, pacify him".

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Meaning

appease his face, pacify him
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 17×
Imperfect 2Chr 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 43:26 13×
Cohortative Exod 32:30 · Gen 32:21
Sequential imperfect Deut 21:8
Jussive Jer 18:23
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject
Imperfect Isa 22:14 · Isa 27:9 · Num 35:33 · Prov 16:6 · Isa 6:7
Perfect Exod 29:33
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others
Imperfect 1Sam 3:14
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