Leviticus 16:34:5Lev.16.34.W5TAB
לְכַפֵּ֞ר
lekaper
“to make atonement”
- Transliteration
- le-ka-PER
- Extended
- leh-kah-PEHR
- IPA
- /ləkapˈpeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- to make atonement
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-ka-PER
- clause
veh-hah-yeh-tah-ZOT la-KHEM le-khu-KAT o-LAM le-ka-PER al-be-NEI yis-ra-EL mi-KOL-khat-to-TAHM a-KHAT ba-sha-NAH
- sentence
veh-hah-yeh-tah-ZOT la-KHEM le-khu-KAT o-LAM le-ka-PER al-be-NEI yis-ra-EL mi-KOL-khat-to-TAHM a-KHAT ba-sha-NAH va-ya-AS ka-a-SHER tsi-VAH Ye-ho-VAH et-MO-sheh
Exegesis
The infinitive construct lekapper {לְכַפֵּר | lə-ḵap-pēr} indicates purpose and governs al bnei yisrael {עַל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | ‘al bən-nē yiś-rā-’ēl}.
Root and etymology
Rootkaph–pe–resh
“to cover or atone”
In context — Leviticus 16:34
And this shall be for you an everlasting statute to make atonement for the sons of Israel from all their sins once in the year. And he did as the LORD commanded Moses .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:34:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 16:34, so the Hebrew word לְכַפֵּ֞ר (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.16.34.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.34.W5.S1) and character.