What does כַּפֹּרֶת (kapōret) mean in the Bible?
כַּפֹּרֶת (kapōret): The mercy seat where God's presence dwells and atonement is enacted through blood sprinkled on the lid
Hebrew · H3727
כַּפֹּרֶת
A lid (used only of the cover of the sacred Ark)
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כַּפֹּרֶת H3727
Pronunciation kapōret
What does כַּפֹּרֶת (kapōret) mean in the Bible?
כַּפֹּרֶת (kapōret): The mercy seat where God's presence dwells and atonement is enacted through blood sprinkled on the lid
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3727?
The BSB source-word alignment has 27 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the mercy seat (15), of the mercy seat (4), a mercy seat (2), - (1), and mercy seat (1).
Where does כַּפֹּרֶת (kapōret) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 25:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (18), Leviticus (7), 1 Chronicles (1), Numbers (1).
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 the mercy seat 15× Exodus 25:20, Exodus 25:21, Exodus 25:22, Exodus 26:34
of the mercy seat 4× Exodus 25:18, Exodus 37:7, Leviticus 16:2, Leviticus 16:14
a mercy seat 2× Exodus 25:17, Exodus 37:6
- 1× Exodus 37:8
and mercy seat 1× Exodus 35:12
and the mercy seat 1× Exodus 39:35
for the mercy seat 1× 1 Chronicles 28:11
of it 1× Leviticus 16:15
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 25:17 כַפֹּ֖רֶת to a mercy seat Noun - feminine singular construct Exodus 25:18 הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃ to of the mercy seat Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 25:19 הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶת to Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 25:20 הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶת to the mercy seat Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 25:20 הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶת to the mercy seat Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 25:21 הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶת to the mercy seat Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 25:22 הַכַּפֹּ֗רֶת to the mercy seat Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 26:34 הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶת to the mercy seat Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 30:6 הַכַּפֹּ֗רֶת to the mercy seat Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 31:7 הַכַּפֹּ֖רֶת to the mercy seat Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 25:17
Aligned rows 27
Books represented 4
Exodus 18 Leviticus 7 Numbers 1 1 Chronicles 1
Source forms
הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃ 6x hak·kap·pō·reṯ Exodus 25:18, Exodus 37:7, Exodus 39:35, Leviticus 16:2
הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶת 5x hak·kap·pō·reṯ Exodus 25:19, Exodus 25:21, Exodus 37:8, Exodus 40:20
הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶת 5x hak·kap·pō·reṯ Exodus 25:20, Exodus 26:34, Exodus 37:9
הַכַּפֹּ֗רֶת 3x hak·kap·pō·reṯ Exodus 25:22, Exodus 30:6, Leviticus 16:14
הַכַּפֹּ֖רֶת 3x hak·kap·pō·reṯ Exodus 31:7, Leviticus 16:14, Leviticus 16:15
הַכַּפֹּ֑רֶת 1x hak·kap·pō·reṯ Exodus 35:12
הַכַּפֹּ֜רֶת 1x hak·kap·pō·reṯ Leviticus 16:2
הַכַּפֹּ֙רֶת֙ 1x hak·kap·pō·reṯ Numbers 7:89
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 25x Exodus 25:18, Exodus 25:19, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 25:21
Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Exodus 25:17, Exodus 37:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. The mercy seat where God's presence dwells and atonement is enacted through blood sprinkled on the lid
Source Gloss
a lid (used only of the cover of the sacred Ark)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
The mercy seat where God's presence dwells and atonement is enacted through blood sprinkled on the lid
a lid (used only of the cover of the sacred Ark) BDB: propitiatory Usage: mercy seat.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
The cover of the Ark where the High Priest makes atonement on Yom Kippur
Showing 1 selected witness from 27 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
כַּפֹּרֶת is built from this root:
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