אֲכַפֵּ֔ר
𐤀𐤊𐤐𐤓
kâphar
shall I make atonement
To cover over, to wipe away, or to cleanse, especially in contexts related to removing impurity, guilt, or offense; by extension, to effect reconciliation or restore favorable relations, commonly through prescribed ritual actions or offerings. The primary lexical sense involves physical or metaphorical covering, leading to the concept of expiating, appeasing, or reconciling in cultic and interpersonal contexts. In priestly and legal texts, denotes removing the consequences of sin or impurity, often through ritual acts.
2 Samuel 21:3 · Word #9
Lexicon H3722
| Lemma | כָּפַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤐𐤓 |
| Transliteration | kâphar |
| Strong's | H3722 |
| Definition | To cover over, to wipe away, or to cleanse, especially in contexts related to removing impurity, guilt, or offense; by extension, to effect reconciliation or restore favorable relations, commonly through prescribed ritual actions or offerings. The primary lexical sense involves physical or metaphorical covering, leading to the concept of expiating, appeasing, or reconciling in cultic and interpersonal contexts. In priestly and legal texts, denotes removing the consequences of sin or impurity, often through ritual acts. |
Morphology HVpi1cs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | shall I make atonement |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3722-01
I will wipe away
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel (intensive/causative-active), imperfect, 1st person common singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem conveys an intensive or effectual action of covering over or removing offense. As a 1st person common singular imperfect, it expresses the speaker’s intention or future action: "I will wipe away," preserving the root sense of removing by covering. |
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