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כַּפֹּרֶת

A lid (used only of the cover of the sacred Ark)

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כַּפֹּרֶתH3727
Pronunciationkapōret

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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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

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 seat15×Exodus 25:20, Exodus 25:21, Exodus 25:22, Exodus 26:34
of the mercy seat4×Exodus 25:18, Exodus 37:7, Leviticus 16:2, Leviticus 16:14
a mercy seat2×Exodus 25:17, Exodus 37:6
-1×Exodus 37:8
and mercy seat1×Exodus 35:12
and the mercy seat1×Exodus 39:35
for the mercy seat1×1 Chronicles 28:11
of it1×Leviticus 16:15
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 25:17כַפֹּ֖רֶתtoa mercy seatNoun - feminine singular constructExodus 25:18הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃toof the mercy seatArticle | Noun - feminine singularExodus 25:19הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶתtoArticle | Noun - feminine singularExodus 25:20הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶתtothe mercy seatArticle | Noun - feminine singularExodus 25:20הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶתtothe mercy seatArticle | Noun - feminine singularExodus 25:21הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶתtothe mercy seatArticle | Noun - feminine singularExodus 25:22הַכַּפֹּ֗רֶתtothe mercy seatArticle | Noun - feminine singularExodus 26:34הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶתtothe mercy seatArticle | Noun - feminine singularExodus 30:6הַכַּפֹּ֗רֶתtothe mercy seatArticle | Noun - feminine singularExodus 31:7הַכַּפֹּ֖רֶתtothe mercy seatArticle | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowExodus 25:17
Aligned rows27
Books represented4
Exodus18Leviticus7Numbers11 Chronicles1
Source forms
הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃6xhak·kap·pō·reṯExodus 25:18, Exodus 37:7, Exodus 39:35, Leviticus 16:2
הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶת5xhak·kap·pō·reṯExodus 25:19, Exodus 25:21, Exodus 37:8, Exodus 40:20
הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶת5xhak·kap·pō·reṯExodus 25:20, Exodus 26:34, Exodus 37:9
הַכַּפֹּ֗רֶת3xhak·kap·pō·reṯExodus 25:22, Exodus 30:6, Leviticus 16:14
הַכַּפֹּ֖רֶת3xhak·kap·pō·reṯExodus 31:7, Leviticus 16:14, Leviticus 16:15
הַכַּפֹּ֑רֶת1xhak·kap·pō·reṯExodus 35:12
הַכַּפֹּ֜רֶת1xhak·kap·pō·reṯLeviticus 16:2
הַכַּפֹּ֙רֶת֙1xhak·kap·pō·reṯNumbers 7:89
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular25xExodus 25:18, Exodus 25:19, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 25:21
Noun - feminine singular construct2xExodus 25:17, Exodus 37:6
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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