What does כִּפֻּר mean in the Bible?
כִּפֻּר is a Hebrew word meaning "expiation (only in plural)".
Hebrew · H3725
כִּפֻּר
Expiation (only in plural)
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כִּפֻּר H3725
What does כִּפֻּר mean in the Bible?
כִּפֻּר is a Hebrew word meaning "expiation (only in plural)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3725?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of atonement (6), atonement (1), the atonement (1).
Where does כִּפֻּר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 29:36. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (3), Leviticus (3), Numbers (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of atonement 6× Exodus 30:10, Leviticus 23:27, Leviticus 23:28, Leviticus 25:9
atonement 1× Exodus 29:36
the atonement 1× Exodus 30:16
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 29:36 הַכִּפֻּרִ֔ים to atonement Article | Noun - masculine plural Exodus 30:10 הַכִּפֻּרִ֗ים to of atonement Article | Noun - masculine plural Exodus 30:16 הַכִּפֻּרִ֗ים to the atonement Article | Noun - masculine plural Leviticus 23:27 הַכִּפֻּרִ֣ים to of Atonement Article | Noun - masculine plural Leviticus 23:28 כִּפֻּרִים֙ to of Atonement Noun - masculine plural Leviticus 25:9 הַכִּפֻּרִ֔ים to of Atonement Article | Noun - masculine plural Numbers 5:8 הַכִּפֻּרִ֔ים to of atonement Article | Noun - masculine plural Numbers 29:11 הַכִּפֻּרִים֙ to of atonement Article | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 29:36
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 3
Exodus 3 Leviticus 3 Numbers 2
Source forms
הַכִּפֻּרִ֔ים 3x hak·kip·pu·rîm Exodus 29:36, Leviticus 25:9, Numbers 5:8
הַכִּפֻּרִ֗ים 2x hak·kip·pu·rîm Exodus 30:10, Exodus 30:16
הַכִּפֻּרִ֣ים 1x hak·kip·pu·rîm Leviticus 23:27
הַכִּפֻּרִים֙ 1x hak·kip·pu·rîm Numbers 29:11
כִּפֻּרִים֙ 1x kip·pu·rîm Leviticus 23:28
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine plural 7x Exodus 29:36, Exodus 30:10, Exodus 30:16, Leviticus 23:27
Noun - masculine plural 1x Leviticus 23:28
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. expiation (only in plural)
Source Gloss
expiation (only in plural)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
expiation (only in plural) BDB: atonement Usage: atonement.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כִּפֻּר is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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