◄ 3727. kapporeth ►
Strong's Lexicon kapporeth: Mercy Seat Original Word: כַּפֹּרֶת Part of Speech: Noun Feminine Transliteration: kapporeth Pronunciation: kap-PO-reth Phonetic Spelling: (kap-po'-reth) Definition: a lid Meaning: The term כַּפֹּרֶת refers to a "lid" or "cover," specifically the cover of the Ark of the Covenant, often translated as "mercy seat." Word Origin: Derived from the root כָּפַר (kaphar), which means "to cover" or "to atone." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek term is ἱλαστήριον (hilastērion), Strong's Greek Number G2435, which is used in the New Testament to refer to the "mercy seat" or "propitiation." This term appears in Romans 3:25, where it is used to describe Christ as the means of atonement, drawing a parallel between the Old Testament sacrificial system and the redemptive work of Jesus. Usage: The word כַּפֹּרֶת is used in the context of the Tabernacle and the Temple, describing the gold cover placed on the Ark of the Covenant. It is a significant element in the Holy of Holies, where the high priest would sprinkle the blood of the sacrifice on the Day of Atonement. Context: The כַּפֹּרֶת, or "mercy seat," is a central feature in the religious practices of ancient Israel as described in the Hebrew Bible. It is mentioned primarily in the context of the construction and function of the Tabernacle and later the Temple. The כַּפֹּרֶת was made of pure gold and served as the lid for the Ark of the Covenant, which contained the tablets of the Law. It was flanked by two cherubim, also made of gold, with their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover. The כַּפֹּרֶת is significant in the ritual of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, when the high priest would enter the Holy of Holies and sprinkle the blood of a sacrificial animal on the mercy seat to atone for the sins of the people of Israel. This act symbolized the reconciliation between God and His people, with the כַּפֹּרֶת serving as the focal point of divine mercy and forgiveness. The presence of the כַּפֹּרֶת in the Holy of Holies underscores its role as a symbol of God's throne and His covenant with Israel. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from the same as kopher Definition propitiatory NASB Translation mercy seat (27). Brown-Driver-Briggs כַּמֹּרֶת noun propitiatory, late technical word from כּפר cover over sin: the older explanation cover, lid has no justification in usage; ᵐ5 ιλαστήριον; only P: Exodus 25:17,18,19,20 (twice in verse); Exodus 25:21,22; Exodus 26:34; Exodus 30:6; Exodus 31:7; Exodus 35:12; Exodus 37:6,7,8,9 (twice in verse); Exodus 39:35; Exodus 40:20; Leviticus 16:2 (twice in verse); Leviticus 16:13,14 (twice in verse); Leviticus 16:15 (twice in verse); Numbers 7:89, and 1 Chronicles 28:11; it was a slab of gold 22-Jancubits x 1 2-Jancubits placed on top of the ark of the testimony. On it, and a part of it, were two golden cherubim facing each other, whose outstretched wings came together above and constituted the throne of Yahweh. When the high priest entered the Holy of Holies on the day of atonement it was necessary that this highest place of atonement should be enveloped in a cloud of incense. The blood of the sin-offering of the atonement was then sprinkled on the face of and seven times before it. The temple proper, as distinguished from porch etc., was called ׳בֵּית הַכּ 1 Chronicles 28:11. II. כפר (√ of following). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance mercy seat From kaphar; a lid (used only of the cover of the sacred Ark) -- mercy seat. see HEBREW kaphar Forms and Transliterations הַכַּפֹּ֑רֶת הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶת הַכַּפֹּ֖רֶת הַכַּפֹּ֗רֶת הַכַּפֹּ֙רֶת֙ הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶת הַכַּפֹּ֜רֶת הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃ הכפרת הכפרת׃ כַּפֹּ֖רֶת כַפֹּ֖רֶת כפרת chapPoret hak·kap·pō·reṯ hakkapPoret hakkappōreṯ kap·pō·reṯ ḵap·pō·reṯ kapPoret kappōreṯ ḵappōreṯ Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Exodus 25:17 HEB: וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ כַפֹּ֖רֶת זָהָ֣ב טָה֑וֹר NAS: You shall make a mercy seat of pure KJV: And thou shalt make a mercy seat [of] pure INT: shall make A mercy gold of pure Exodus 25:18 HEB: מִשְּׁנֵ֖י קְצ֥וֹת הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃ NAS: at the two ends of the mercy seat. KJV: ends of the mercy seat. INT: the two ends of the mercy Exodus 25:19 HEB: מִזֶּ֑ה מִן־ הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶת תַּעֲשׂ֥וּ אֶת־ NAS: the cherubim [of one piece] with the mercy seat at its two KJV: end: [even] of the mercy seat shall ye make INT: one with the mercy shall make the cherubim Exodus 25:20 HEB: בְּכַנְפֵיהֶם֙ עַל־ הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶת וּפְנֵיהֶ֖ם אִ֣ישׁ NAS: covering the mercy seat KJV: covering the mercy seat with their wings, INT: their wings and the mercy the faces one Exodus 25:20 HEB: אָחִ֑יו אֶל־ הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶת יִהְי֖וּ פְּנֵ֥י NAS: the mercy seat with their wings KJV: to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces INT: another are to be toward seat shall have the faces Exodus 25:21 HEB: וְנָתַתָּ֧ אֶת־ הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶת עַל־ הָאָרֹ֖ן NAS: You shall put the mercy seat on top KJV: And thou shalt put the mercy seat above INT: shall put the mercy of the ark Exodus 25:22 HEB: אִתְּךָ֜ מֵעַ֣ל הַכַּפֹּ֗רֶת מִבֵּין֙ שְׁנֵ֣י NAS: with you; and from above the mercy seat, from between KJV: with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between INT: will speak above the mercy between the two Exodus 26:34 HEB: וְנָתַתָּ֙ אֶת־ הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶת עַ֖ל אֲר֣וֹן NAS: You shall put the mercy seat on the ark KJV: And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark INT: shall put the mercy on the ark Exodus 30:6 HEB: הָעֵדֻ֑ת לִפְנֵ֣י הַכַּפֹּ֗רֶת אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־ NAS: in front of the mercy seat that is over KJV: before the mercy seat that [is] over the testimony, INT: of the testimony front of the mercy is over Exodus 31:7 HEB: לָֽעֵדֻ֔ת וְאֶת־ הַכַּפֹּ֖רֶת אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָלָ֑יו NAS: of testimony, and the mercy seat upon it, and all KJV: of the testimony, and the mercy seat that [is] thereupon, and all the furniture INT: and the ark of testimony and the mercy after and Exodus 35:12 HEB: בַּדָּ֖יו אֶת־ הַכַּפֹּ֑רֶת וְאֵ֖ת פָּרֹ֥כֶת NAS: and its poles, the mercy seat, and the curtain KJV: and the staves thereof, [with] the mercy seat, and the vail INT: the ark poles the mercy and the curtain of the screen Exodus 37:6 HEB: וַיַּ֥עַשׂ כַּפֹּ֖רֶת זָהָ֣ב טָה֑וֹר NAS: He made a mercy seat of pure gold, KJV: And he made the mercy seat [of] pure INT: made A mercy gold of pure Exodus 37:7 HEB: מִשְּׁנֵ֖י קְצ֥וֹת הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃ NAS: at the two ends of the mercy seat; KJV: ends of the mercy seat; INT: the two ends of the mercy Exodus 37:8 HEB: מִזֶּ֑ה מִן־ הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶת עָשָׂ֥ה אֶת־ NAS: the cherubim [of one piece] with the mercy seat at the two KJV: on the [other] end on that side: out of the mercy seat made INT: the other with the mercy made the cherubim Exodus 37:9 HEB: בְּכַנְפֵיהֶם֙ עַל־ הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶת וּפְנֵיהֶ֖ם אִ֣ישׁ NAS: covering the mercy seat KJV: with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces INT: their wings and the mercy their faces each Exodus 37:9 HEB: אָחִ֑יו אֶל־ הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶת הָי֖וּ פְּנֵ֥י NAS: the mercy seat with their wings, KJV: to another; [even] to the mercy seatward were the faces INT: other were toward seat had the faces Exodus 39:35 HEB: בַּדָּ֑יו וְאֵ֖ת הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃ NAS: and its poles and the mercy seat; KJV: and the staves thereof, and the mercy seat, INT: of the testimony poles and the mercy Exodus 40:20 HEB: וַיִּתֵּ֧ן אֶת־ הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶת עַל־ הָאָרֹ֖ן NAS: and put the mercy seat on top KJV: and put the mercy seat above INT: the ark and put the mercy of the ark Leviticus 16:2 HEB: אֶל־ פְּנֵ֨י הַכַּפֹּ֜רֶת אֲשֶׁ֤ר עַל־ NAS: the veil, before the mercy seat which KJV: before the mercy seat, which [is] upon the ark; INT: about before the mercy which over Leviticus 16:2 HEB: אֵרָאֶ֖ה עַל־ הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃ NAS: the mercy seat which KJV: in the cloud upon the mercy seat. INT: will appear over seat Leviticus 16:13 HEB: הַקְּטֹ֗רֶת אֶת־ הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶת אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־ NAS: may cover the mercy seat that is on [the ark of] the testimony, KJV: may cover the mercy seat that [is] upon the testimony, INT: the cloud of incense the mercy that is on Leviticus 16:14 HEB: עַל־ פְּנֵ֥י הַכַּפֹּ֖רֶת קֵ֑דְמָה וְלִפְנֵ֣י NAS: [it] with his finger on the mercy seat KJV: [it] with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; INT: in front the mercy the east front Leviticus 16:14 HEB: קֵ֑דְמָה וְלִפְנֵ֣י הַכַּפֹּ֗רֶת יַזֶּ֧ה שֶֽׁבַע־ NAS: on the mercy seat on the east KJV: and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle INT: the east front seat shall sprinkle seven Leviticus 16:15 HEB: אֹת֛וֹ עַל־ הַכַּפֹּ֖רֶת וְלִפְנֵ֥י הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃ NAS: and sprinkle it on the mercy seat KJV: and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before INT: and sprinkle on the mercy front seat Leviticus 16:15 HEB: הַכַּפֹּ֖רֶת וְלִפְנֵ֥י הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃ NAS: it on the mercy seat and in front KJV: and before the mercy seat: INT: the mercy front seat 27 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 3727 27 Occurrences ḵap·pō·reṯ — 1 Occ. hak·kap·pō·reṯ — 25 Occ. kap·pō·reṯ — 1 Occ.