כָּפַרkâphar

Meanings

Same root

• כְּפוֹרkᵉphôwr · H3713properly, a cover, i.e. (by implication) a tankard (or covered goblet); also white frost (as covering the ground)
• כְּפִירkᵉphîyr · H3715a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)
• כָּפָרkâphâr · H3723a village (as protected by walls)
• כֹּפֶרkôpher · H3724properly, a cover, i.e. (literally) a village (as covered in); (specifically) bitumen (as used for coating), and the henna plant (as used for dyeing); figuratively, a redemption-price
• כִּפֻּרkippur · H3725expiation (only in plural)
• כַּפֹּרֶתkappôreth · H3727a lid (used only of the cover of the sacred Ark)

Where it appears

Appears 102 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 6:14 “Build a large boat from cypress wood and waterproof it with tar, inside and out. Then construct decks and stalls throughout its interior.
• Genesis 32:20 And be sure to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” Jacob thought, “I will try to appease him by sending gifts ahead of me. When I see him in person, perhaps he will be friendly to me.”
• Exodus 29:33 They alone may eat the meat and bread used for their purification in the ordination ceremony. No one else may eat them, for these things are set apart and holy.
• Exodus 29:36 Each day you must sacrifice a young bull as a sin offering to purify them, making them right with the Lord. Afterward, cleanse the altar by purifying it; make it holy by anointing it with oil.
• Exodus 29:37 Purify the altar, and consecrate it every day for seven days. After that, the altar will be absolutely holy, and whatever touches it will become holy.
• Exodus 30:10 “Once a year Aaron must purify the altar by smearing its horns with blood from the offering made to purify the people from their sin. This will be a regular, annual event from generation to generation, for this is the Lord’s most holy altar.”