Leviticus 19:22:1Lev.19.22.W1TAB
וְכִפֶּר֩
vehkihpehr
“will make atonement”
- Transliteration
- veh-kih-PEHR
- Extended
- veh-kih-PEHR
- IPA
- /və.kipˈpɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- will make atonement
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
veh-kih-PEHR
- phraseyour reading level
veh-kih-PEHR ah-LAV ha-koh-HEN
- clause
veh-kih-PEHR ah-LAV ha-koh-HEN beh-EEL hah-ah-SHAM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH al-khat-TAA-to ah-SHER kha-TAA
- sentence
veh-kih-PEHR ah-LAV ha-koh-HEN beh-EEL hah-ah-SHAM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH al-khat-TAA-to ah-SHER kha-TAA veh-nis-LAKH LO mei-khat-TAA-to ah-SHER kha-TAA
Exegesis
The verse opens with ve-kipper {וְכִפֶּר | wə-ḵip-pēr} ‘and he will make atonement,’ where the vav-consecutive+Piel perfect frames the priest’s action sequentially.
Root and etymology
RootKaf-Pe-Resh
“to cover, make atonement”
In context — Leviticus 19:22
And the priest will make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering before the LORD for his sin which he has committed, and he will be forgiven for his sin which he has committed.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 19:22, so the Hebrew word וְכִפֶּר֩ (vehkihpehr) 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.19.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.22.W1.S1) and character.