Leviticus 14:29:9Lev.14.29.W9TAB
לְכַפֵּ֥ר
lekaper
“to make atonement”
- Transliteration
- le-ka-PER
- Extended
- leh-kap-PEHR
- IPA
- /ləkapˈpeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- to make atonement
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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-ka-PER
- phraseyour reading level
le-ka-PER a-LAV
- clause
le-ka-PER a-LAV lif-NEY Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-ha-no-TAR min-ha-SHE-men a-SHER al-KAF ha-ko-HEN yi-TEN al-ROSH ha-mi-ta-HER le-ka-PER a-LAV lif-NEY Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect yittēn {יִתֵּ֖ן | yittēn} ‘he shall put’ conveys a prescribed action, while the Piel infinitive lə-kappēr {לְכַפֵּ֥ר | lə-kappēr} ‘to make atonement’ expresses purpose.
Root and etymology
k-p-rkaf–peh–resh
“to cover, atone”
In context — Leviticus 14:29
And the remainder of the oil which is on the palm of the priest , he shall put on the head of the one being cleansed to make atonement for him before the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:29:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 14:29, so the Hebrew word לְכַפֵּ֥ר (lekaper) 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.14.29.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.29.W9.S1) and character.