כפרה
See also: כּפּרה
Hebrew
editEtymology
editAs a term of endearment, from Judeo-Moroccan Arabic.
Noun
editכַּפָּרָה • (kapará) f (plural indefinite כַּפָּרוֹת) [pattern: קַטָּלָה]
- penance
- atonement, forgiveness, absolution
- (in the plural) Kapparot (a ritual performed before Yom Kippur involving the transfer of one's sins to a chicken or bag of money by swinging it around and then donating it to charity)
Noun
editכַּפָּרָה • (kapára) ?
Descendants
edit- → Yiddish: כּפּרה (kapore)
Interjection
editכַּפָּרָה • (kapará)
Yiddish
editNoun
editכפרה • (kapore) f, plural כפרות (kapores)
- (nonstandard) Unpointed form of כּפּרה (kapore).