Hebrew edit

Root
כ־פ־ר (k-p-r)

Etymology edit

From a Proto-Semitic root, cognate with Arabic كَفَّرَ (kaffara, to cover, expiate, forgive).

Verb edit

כיפר / כִּפֵּר (kipér) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction, future יְכַפֵּר, passive counterpart כופר / כֻּפַּר)

  1. to cover
  2. to pardon sin, forgive
  3. to obtain forgiveness
    1. to expiate an offense
    2. to make expiation for an offender, to free from charge
    3. to appease one who has been injured, e.g. by paying a fee

Conjugation edit