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Definition of "kaphar" []

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "kaphar" in a sentence
  • "* "Atonement" was coined in the 16th century by William Tyndale, who sought to offer a more complete English gesture for the Hebrew concept of kaphar, meaning "to cover over.""
  • "From this noun, perhaps, the verb kaphar is derived, yielding the expression here used "to pitch with pitch.""
  • "If with kaphar/kupru we are meant to understand an atonement because "the earth became corrupt" (v. 6: 11), then the expiation of that corruption was attained through the flood in both Genesis and the Epic."