Leviticus 14:21:11Lev.14.21.W11TAB
לְכַפֵּ֣ר
lekhaper
“to atone”
- Transliteration
- le-kha-PER
- Extended
- leh-kha-PEHR
- IPA
- /lə.xaˈpeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- to atone
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
le-kha-PER
- phraseyour reading level
le-kha-PER a-LAV
- clause
ve-im-DAL HU ve-EIN ya-DO mas-SE-get ve-la-KAKH KE-ves e-KHAD a-SHAM lit-nu-FAH le-kha-PER a-LAV
- sentence
ve-im-DAL HU ve-EIN ya-DO mas-SE-get ve-la-KAKH KE-ves e-KHAD a-SHAM lit-nu-FAH le-kha-PER a-LAV ve-iss-sa-RON SO-let e-KHAD BA-lul ba-SHE-men le-min-KHAH ve-LOG SHA-men
Exegesis
Keves {כֶּבֶשׂ | ke-ves} “lamb,” asham {אָשָׁם | ʾā-šām} “guilt offering,” and litnufah {לִתְנוּפָה | liṯ-nu-pāh} “wave offering” define the sacrifice ritual, while lechapper {לְכַפֵּר | lə-kap-pēr} “to make atonement” introduces purpose.
Root and etymology
k-p-rkaf-pey-resh
“cover, atone”
In context — Leviticus 14:21
But if he is poor and his hand cannot reach, then he shall take one lamb as a guilt offering for a wave offering, to make atonement for him, and a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, and a log of oil.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:21:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Leviticus 14:21, so the Hebrew word לְכַפֵּ֣ר (lekhaper) 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 Lev.14.21.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.21.W11.S1) and character.