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HebrewH3727

כַּפֹּרֶת

kappôreth

Modern Summary of Strong’s Concordance (1890)

The word "kappôreth" refers to the lid or cover of the sacred Ark. It is specifically tied to the concept of covering and is often called the "mercy seat" in translations.

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

mercy seat.

The Hebrew word kappôreth means "a lid (used only of the cover of the sacred Ark)," used in Scripture in contexts that reveal its full semantic depth.

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כַּפֹּרֶתhilastērion — an expiatory (place or thing), i.e. (concretely) an atoning victim, or (specially) the lid of the Ark (in the Temple)
ἱλαστήριονan expiatory (place or thing), i.e. (concretely) an atoning victim, or (specially) the lid of the Ark (in the Temple)parallel
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ἱλαστήριον

hilastērion

an expiatory (place or thing), i.e. (concretely) an atoning victim, or (specially) the lid of the Ark (in the Temple)

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ἱλαστήριον

hilastērion

an expiatory (place or thing), i.e. (concretely) an atoning victim, or (specially) the lid of the Ark (in the Temple)

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