Leviticus 16:30:3Lev.16.30.W3TAB
יְכַפֵּ֥ר
yekhaper
“make atonement”
- Transliteration
- ye-kha-PER
- Extended
- yeh-khah-PEHR
- IPA
- /jəxaˈpeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- make atonement
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
ye-kha-PER
- phraseyour reading level
ye-kha-PER ah-lei-KHEM
- clause
ki-bay-YOM ha-ZEH ye-kha-PER ah-lei-KHEM le-ta-HER et-KHEM
- sentence
ki-bay-YOM ha-ZEH ye-kha-PER ah-lei-KHEM le-ta-HER et-KHEM mi-KOL khat-toh-TEI-khem lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH tit-ha-RU
Exegesis
The Piel imperfect yekapper {יְכַפֵּ֥ר | yĕ-kap-pēr} conveys causative atonement.
Root and etymology
k-p-rkaf-peh-resh
“to cover, atone”
In context — Leviticus 16:30
Because on this day atonement will be made for you to purify you from all your sins before the LORD ; you shall be purified .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:30:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 16:30, so the Hebrew word יְכַפֵּ֥ר (yekhaper) 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.16.30.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.30.W3.S1) and character.