Leviticus 16:13:9Lev.16.13.W9TAB
אֶת־הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶת
ethakkaporet
“the mercy seat”
- Transliteration
- et-hak-ka-PO-ret
- Extended
- eht-hak-kah-POH-ret
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.hak.kapˈpoːrɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the mercy seat
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-hak-ka-PO-ret
- clause
veh-khis-SA ah-NAN hak-ke-TO-ret et-hak-ka-PO-ret a-SHER al-ha-EH-DOOT veh-LO ya-MUT
- sentence
veh-nah-TAN et-hak-ke-TO-ret al-ha-ESH lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH veh-khis-SA ah-NAN hak-ke-TO-ret et-hak-ka-PO-ret a-SHER al-ha-EH-DOOT veh-LO ya-MUT
Root and etymology
k-p-rkaf-pe-resh
“to cover, atone”
In context — Leviticus 16:13
And he shall put the incense on the fire before the LORD , and the cloud of the incense shall cover the atonement cover on the testimony so that he will not die.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:13:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 16:13, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶת (ethakkaporet) 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.16.13.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.13.W9.S1) and character.