Hebrew Study
Strong’s Concordance H3722
A readable Hebrew dictionary entry from Strong’s Concordance. Definitions help with word study; the meaning in a verse still depends on context.
Word study
- Source
- Strong’s Concordance
- Transliteration
- kaphar
- Pronunciation
- kaw-far'
- Occurrences
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- Strong’s number
- H3722
- Brief meaning
- To cover (specifically with bitumen), figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel
- Source renderings
- appease, make (an atonement, cleanse, disannul, forgive, be merciful, pacify, pardon, purge (away), put off, (make) reconcile(-liation)
- Root word
- a primitive root
- Full definition from the source
- To cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel. Root word: a primitive root.
Source info
Source and edition
James Strong, Strong's Hebrew Bible Dictionary (1890); Bible Foundation text source; Michael Grier's 1996 ASCII e-text; CrossWire module 1.2.
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03722\ 3722 kaphar kaw-far' a primitive root; to cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel:-- appease, make (an atonement, cleanse, disannul, forgive, be merciful, pacify, pardon, purge (away), put off, (make) reconcile(-liation).