Hebrew

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Root
כ־פ־ר (k-p-r)

Noun

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כִּפּוּר (kipúrm (plural indefinite כִּפּוּרִים, singular construct כִּפּוּר־, plural construct כִּפּוּרֵי־)

  1. defective spelling of כיפור.

Noun

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כְּפוֹר (k'fórm

  1. frost (cover of ice)
    • Tanach, Psalms 147:16, with translation of the English Standard Version:
      הַנֹּתֵן שֶׁלֶג כַּצָּמֶר; כְּפוֹר כָּאֵפֶר יְפַזֵּר.
      hanotén šéleg katzzémer; kəfor kaéfer yəfazzér.
      He gives snow like wool; he scatters frost like ashes.

References

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  • כפור” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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