Strong's H3722
כָּפַר
- Language:
- Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)
Definition
to cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Translation
In the King James Version, כָּפַר is translated as: appease, make (an atonement, cleanse, disannul, forgive, be merciful, pacify, pardon, purge (away), put off, (make) reconcile(-liation)..
About Strong's Concordance
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.