Strong's Definition
a primitive root; to cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel
KJV Usage: appease, make (an atonement, cleanse, disannul, forgive, be merciful, pacify, pardon, purge (away), put off, (make) reconcile(-liation)
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
כִּפֶּר (ki.pher) — to atone. 1) to cover, purge, make an atonement, make reconciliation 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to cover over, pacify, propitiate 1a2) to cover over, atone for sin, make atonement for 1a3) to cover over, atone for sin and persons by legal rites 1b) (Pual) 1b1) to be covered over 1b2) to be atoned for 1c) (Hithpael) to be covered
כָּפַר (ka.phar) — to cover. (Qal) to coat or cover with pitch
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · כְּפֹור · כֹּפֶר · כִּפֻּרִים · כַּפֹּרֶת
Cover | verb qal
to cover = causative action by which humans cover objects with a coating of a certain substance
Non-Happen | verb pi
to ward off = causative action by which humans do what is needed to prevent a dreaded event from happening
Non-Endure | verb pu'al
to be annulled = process by which a certain condition comes to a sudden end
Clean | verb pi
to cleanse, to purify = causative action by which priests remove uncleanness from a sanctuary and its furnishings by performing the rituals that are required to achieve that, so that they can function again as they should
LEV 16:20 · LEV 16:33 · LEV 16:33 · EZK 43:20 · EZK 43:26 · EZK 45:20
Clean | verb pi
to cleanse, to purify = causative action by which deities remove uncleanness and guilt from places and peoples
Innocent | verb pi, verb pu'al | ≈ מחה · סור
to forgive = action by which deities do not hold wrongdoers any longer responsible for certain actions, often as a result of an atonement ritual or a change in behavior of the guilty party
DEU 21:8 · DEU 21:8 · 2CH 30:18 · PSA 65:4 · PSA 78:38 · PSA 79:9 · PRO 16:6 · ISA 6:7 · ISA 22:14 · ISA 27:9 · JER 18:23 · EZK 16:63 · DAN 9:24
Innocent | verb pi
to win forgiveness, to make amends = causative action by which humans make an effort to convince a wronged party to forgive the perpetrator
Innocent | verb pi
Collocation: כפר פָּנֶה
to appease literally: to cover (someone's) face = causative action by which humans make an effort to cause a wronged party to forgive them
Innocent | verb pi, verb pu'al, verb hit
to make atonement = causative action by which a priest performs the rituals that are required to remove guilt or uncleanness from people or objects, which usually requires a blood sacrifice, or another form of compensation
EXO 29:33 · EXO 29:36 · EXO 29:37 · EXO 30:10 · EXO 30:10 · EXO 30:15 · EXO 30:16 · LEV 1:4 · LEV 4:20 · LEV 4:26 · LEV 4:31 · LEV 4:35 · LEV 5:6 · LEV 5:10 · LEV 5:13 · LEV 5:16 · LEV 5:18 · LEV 5:26 · LEV 6:23 · LEV 7:7 · LEV 8:15 · LEV 8:34 · LEV 9:7 · LEV 9:7 · LEV 10:17 · LEV 12:7 · LEV 12:8 · LEV 14:18 · LEV 14:19 · LEV 14:20 · LEV 14:21 · LEV 14:29 · LEV 14:31 · LEV 14:53 · LEV 15:15 · LEV 15:30 · LEV 16:6 · LEV 16:10 · LEV 16:11 · LEV 16:16 · LEV 16:17 · LEV 16:17 · LEV 16:18 · LEV 16:24 · LEV 16:27 · LEV 16:30 · LEV 16:32 · LEV 16:33 · LEV 16:34 · LEV 17:11 · LEV 17:11 · LEV 19:22 · LEV 23:28 · NUM 5:8 · NUM 6:11 · NUM 8:12 · NUM 8:19 · NUM 8:21 · NUM 15:25 · NUM 15:28 · NUM 15:28 · NUM 17:11 · NUM 17:12 · NUM 25:13 · NUM 28:22 · NUM 28:30 · NUM 29:5 · NUM 31:50 · NUM 35:33 · 1SA 3:14 · 1CH 6:34 · 2CH 29:24 · NEH 10:34 · EZK 45:15 · EZK 45:17
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
כִּפֶּר vb. Pi. etc. denom. cover over (fig.), pacify, make propitiation Pi. cover over, pacify, propitiate
cover over, atone for sin, without sacrifice
cover over, atone for sin and persons by legal rites
Pu. be covered over, atoned for
Hithp. the iniquity of the house of Eli shall not be covered by peace-offering or minchah
Niph. and the blood shall be covered for them
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כָּפַר vb. denom. Gn 6:14 and thou shalt pitch it with pitch (P). ref