Deuteronomy 21:8:12Deut.21.8.W12TAB
וְנִכַּפֵּ֥ר
venikapeir
“and there shall be atonement made”
- Transliteration
- ve-ni-ka-PEIR
- Extended
- veh-nee-kah-PEIR
- IPA
- /vənikˈkapːeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and there shall be atonement made
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ni-ka-PEIR
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ni-ka-PEIR la-HEM
- clause
ve-ni-ka-PEIR la-HEM ha-DAM
- sentence
ka-PEIR le-am-ME-kha yis-ra-EL a-SHER pa-DEE-ta Ye-ho-VAH ve-AL ti-TEN DAM na-KI be-KE-rev am-ME-kha yis-ra-EL ve-ni-ka-PEIR la-HEM ha-DAM
Exegesis
Finally, the Nifal perfect we-nikkapper {וְנִכַּפֵּ֥ר | wə-nikkāp̄ēr} ‘and it shall be atoned’ presents atonement as assured divine pardon.
Root and etymology
k-p-rk-p-r
“to cover, atone”
In context — Deuteronomy 21:8
Atone for Your people Israel, whom You have redeemed, O LORD , and do not place innocent blood in the midst of Your people Israel. Then the blood shall be atoned for them.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:8:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Deuteronomy 21:8, so the Hebrew word וְנִכַּפֵּ֥ר (venikapeir) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Deut.21.8.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.8.W12.S1) and character.