Numbers 15:28:9Num.15.28.W9TAB
לְכַפֵּ֥ר
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
- phraseyour reading level
le-ka-PER a-LAV
- clause
le-ka-PER a-LAV ve-nis-LAKH LO
- sentence
ve-ki-PER ha-ko-HEN al-ha-NE-fesh ha-sho-GE-get be-khet-AH bish-ga-GAH lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH le-ka-PER a-LAV ve-nis-LAKH LO
Exegesis
The infinitive construct lechapper {לְכַפֵּ֥ר | lə-ḵa-p̄ēr} expresses purpose “to make atonement,” while the repetition of atonement terms reinforces certainty of expiation.
Root and etymology
כ־פ־ר
“cover, atone”
In context — Numbers 15:28
And the priest shall make atonement for the person who sinned unintentionally, by sinning in error before the LORD , to make atonement for him, and he shall be forgiven .
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:28:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 15:28, so the Hebrew word לְכַפֵּ֥ר (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 Num.15.28.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.28.W9.S1) and character.