כַּפֹּרֶת

Strong’s Definition

a lid (used only of the cover of the sacred Ark)

Etymology & Derivation

from H3722 (כָּפַר);

KJV Usage

mercy seat.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.mercy-seat, place of atonement
• 2.the golden plate of propitiation on which the high priest sprinkled the seat 7 times on the day of atonement symbolically reconciling jehovah and his chosen people

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: kappôreth; Pronunciation: kap-po'-reth