H3727Hebrewkappōreṯ

כַּפֹּרֶת

mercy seat.

27
Total Occurrences
4
Books
27
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1mercy-seat, place of atonement
  • 2the 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

Etymology & Derivation

from H3722 (כָּפַר);

Scholarly Notes

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