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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כִּפֻּרH3725
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 Itof atonement6×Exodus 30:10, Leviticus 23:27, Leviticus 23:28, Leviticus 25:9
atonement1×Exodus 29:36
the atonement1×Exodus 30:16
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Exodus 29:36הַכִּפֻּרִ֔יםtoatonementArticle | Noun - masculine pluralExodus 30:10הַכִּפֻּרִ֗יםtoof atonementArticle | Noun - masculine pluralExodus 30:16הַכִּפֻּרִ֗יםtothe atonementArticle | Noun - masculine pluralLeviticus 23:27הַכִּפֻּרִ֣יםtoof AtonementArticle | Noun - masculine pluralLeviticus 23:28כִּפֻּרִים֙toof AtonementNoun - masculine pluralLeviticus 25:9הַכִּפֻּרִ֔יםtoof AtonementArticle | Noun - masculine pluralNumbers 5:8הַכִּפֻּרִ֔יםtoof atonementArticle | Noun - masculine pluralNumbers 29:11הַכִּפֻּרִים֙toof atonementArticle | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 29:36
Aligned rows8
Books represented3
Exodus3Leviticus3Numbers2
Source forms
הַכִּפֻּרִ֔ים3xhak·kip·pu·rîmExodus 29:36, Leviticus 25:9, Numbers 5:8
הַכִּפֻּרִ֗ים2xhak·kip·pu·rîmExodus 30:10, Exodus 30:16
הַכִּפֻּרִ֣ים1xhak·kip·pu·rîmLeviticus 23:27
הַכִּפֻּרִים֙1xhak·kip·pu·rîmNumbers 29:11
כִּפֻּרִים֙1xkip·pu·rîmLeviticus 23:28
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine plural7xExodus 29:36, Exodus 30:10, Exodus 30:16, Leviticus 23:27
Noun - masculine plural1xLeviticus 23:28
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. expiation (only in plural)
Source Gloss
expiation (only in plural)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
expiation (only in plural) BDB: atonement Usage: atonement.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
כִּפֻּר is built from this root:
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