Leviticus 16:20:2Lev.16.20.W2TAB
מִכַּפֵּ֣ר
mihkahpehr
“atoning for”
- Transliteration
- mih-kah-PEHR
- Extended
- mih-kah-PEHR
- IPA
- /mikapˈpeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- atoning for
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
mih-kah-PEHR
- phraseyour reading level
mih-kah-PEHR et-hah-KOH-desh
- clause
veh-kih-LAA mih-kah-PEHR et-hah-KOH-desh veh-et-OH-hel mo-ED veh-et-hah-miz-BEH-akh
- sentence
veh-kih-LAA mih-kah-PEHR et-hah-KOH-desh veh-et-OH-hel mo-ED veh-et-hah-miz-BEH-akh veh-hee-KREEV et-hah-saa-EER heh-KHAI
Exegesis
The infinitive construct mikapper {מִכַּפֵּ֣ר | miq-qāp̄-pēr} ‘from making atonement’ expresses the completed purpose of the ritual.
Root and etymology
k-p-rk-p-r
“to cover; to atone”
In context — Leviticus 16:20
And when he has finished making atonement for the Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, he shall present the live goat .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 16:20, so the Hebrew word מִכַּפֵּ֣ר (mihkahpehr) 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.16.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.20.W2.S1) and character.