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Lexicon :: Strong's H3727 - kapōreṯ

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כַּפֹּרֶת
Transliteration
kapōreṯ
Pronunciation
kap-po'-reth
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1023c

Strong’s Definitions

כַּפֹּרֶת kappôreth, kap-po'-reth; from H3722; a lid (used only of the cover of the sacred Ark):—mercy seat.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x

The KJV translates Strong's H3727 in the following manner: mercy seat (26x), mercy seatward (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x
The KJV translates Strong's H3727 in the following manner: mercy seat (26x), mercy seatward (1x).

  1. mercy-seat, place of atonement

    1. 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

      1. the slab of gold on top of the ark of the covenant which measured 2.5 by 1.5 cubits; on it and part of it were the two golden cherubim facing each other whose outstretched wings came together above and constituted the throne of God

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כַּפֹּרֶת kappôreth, kap-po'-reth; from H3722; a lid (used only of the cover of the sacred Ark):—mercy seat.
STRONGS H3727: Abbreviations
†כַּפֹּרֶת noun propitiatory, late technical word from כּפר cover over sin: the older explanation cover, lid has no justification in usage; Greek Version of the LXX ιλαστήριον; only P: Exodus 25:17, 18, 19, 20 (twice in verse); Exodus 25:21, 22; Exodus 26:34; Exodus 30:6; Exodus 31:7; Exodus 35:12; Exodus 37:6, 7, 8, 9 (twice in verse); Exodus 39:35; Exodus 40:20; Leviticus 16:2 (twice in verse); Leviticus 16:13, 14 (twice in verse); Leviticus 16:15 (twice in verse); Numbers 7:89, and 1 Chronicles 28:11; it was a slab of gold 2 1/2 cubits x 1 1/2 cubits placed on top of the ark of the testimony. On it, and a part of it, were two golden cherubim facing each other, whose outstretched wings came together above and constituted the throne of Yahweh. When the high priest entered the Holy of Holies on the day of atonement it was necessary that this highest place of atonement should be enveloped in a cloud of incense. The blood of the sin-offering of the atonement was then sprinkled on the face of and seven times before it. The temple proper, as distinguished from porch etc., was called בֵּית הַכּ׳ 1 Chronicles 28:11.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

25:17; 25:18; 25:19; 25:20; 25:21; 25:22; 26:34; 30:6; 31:7; 35:12; 37:6; 37:7; 37:8; 37:9; 39:35; 40:20

Leviticus

16:2; 16:13; 16:14; 16:15

Numbers

7:89

1 Chronicles

28:11; 28:11

H3727

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3727 matches the Hebrew כַּפֹּרֶת (kapōreṯ),
which occurs 27 times in 22 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:17 - And thou shalt make a propitiatory, a lid of pure gold; the length of two cubits and a half, and the breadth of a cubit and a half.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:18 - And thou shalt make two cherubs graven in gold, and thou shalt put them on both sides of the propitiatory.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:19 - They shall be made, one cherub on this side, and another cherub on the other side of the propitiatory; and thou shalt make the two cherubs on the two sides.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:20 - The cherubs shall stretch forth their wings above, overshadowing the propitiatory with their wings; and their faces shall be toward each other, the faces of the cherubs shall be toward the propitiatory.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:21 - And thou shalt set the propitiatory on the ark above, and thou shalt put into the ark the testimonies which I shall give thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:22 - And I will make myself known to thee from thence, and I will speak to thee above the propitiatory between the two cherubs, which are upon the ark of testimony, even in all things which I shall charge thee concerning the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:34

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:34 - And thou shalt screen with the veil the ark of the testimony in the holy of holies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:6 - And thou shalt set it before the veil that is over the ark of the testimonies, wherein I will make myself known to thee from thence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:7 - the tabernacle of witness, and the ark of the covenant, and the propitiatory that is upon it, and the furniture of the tabernacle,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:12 - and the ark of the testimony, and its staves, and its propitiatory, and the veil,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:6 - (LXX 38:5) And he made the propitiatory over the ark of pure gold,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:7 - (LXX 38:6) and the two cherubs of gold;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:8 - (LXX 38:7) one cherub on the one end of the propitiatory, and another cherub on the other end of the propitiatory,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:9 - (LXX 38:8) overshadowing the propitiatory with their wings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:20 - And he took the testimonies, and put them into the ark; and he put the staves [fn]by the sides of the ark.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:2 - And the Lord said to Moses, Speak to Aaron thy brother, and let him not come in at all times into the holy place within the veil before the propitiatory, which is upon the ark of the testimony, and he shall not die; for I will appear in a cloud on the propitiatory.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:13 - And he shall put the incense on the fire before the Lord, and the smoke of the incense shall cover the mercy-seat over the tables of testimony, and he shall not die.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:14 - And he shall take of the blood of the calf, and sprinkle with his finger on the mercy-seat eastward: before the mercy-seat shall he sprinkle seven times of the blood with his finger.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:15 - And he shall kill the goat for the sin-offering that is for the people, before the Lord; and he shall bring in of its blood within the veil, and shall do with its blood as he did with the blood of the calf, and shall sprinkle its blood on the mercy-seat, in front of the mercy-seat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:89

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:89 - When Moses went into the tabernacle of witness to speak to [fn]God, then he heard the voice of the Lord speaking to him from off the mercy-seat, which is upon the ark of the testimony, between the two cherubs; and he spoke to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:11 - And David gave Solomon his son the plan of the temple, and its buildings, and its treasuries, and its upper chambers, and the inner store-rooms, and the place of the atonement,
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