כיפר
Hebrew
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כ־פ־ר |
Etymology
From a Proto-Semitic root, cognate with Arabic كَفَّرَ (kaffara, “to cover, expiate, forgive”).
Verb
כיפר \\ כִּפֵּר • (kipér) (pi'el construction, future יְכַפֵּר, passive counterpart כופר \\ כֻּפַּר)
- to cover
- to pardon sin, forgive
- to obtain forgiveness
- to expiate an offense
- to make expiation for an offender, to free from charge
- to appease one who has been injured, e.g. by paying a fee
Conjugation
Conjugation of כיפר \\ כִּפֵּר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms |
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m. | f. | m. | f. | ||
past | first | כיפרתי \\ כִּפַּרְתִּי | כיפרנו \\ כִּפַּרְנוּ | ||
second | כיפרת \\ כִּפַּרְתָּ | כיפרת \\ כִּפַּרְתְּ | כיפרתם \\ כִּפַּרְתֶּם | כיפרתן \\ כִּפַּרְתֶּן | |
third | כיפר \\ כִּפֵּר | כיפרה \\ כִּפְּרָה | כיפרו \\ כִּפְּרוּ | ||
present | מְכַפֵּר | מְכַפֶּרֶת | מְכַפְּרִים | מְכַפְּרוֹת | |
future | first | אֲכַפֵּר | נְכַפֵּר | ||
second | תְּכַפֵּר | תְּכַפְּרִי | תְּכַפְּרוּ | תְּכַפֵּרְנָה1 | |
third | יְכַפֵּר | תְּכַפֵּר | יְכַפְּרוּ | תְּכַפֵּרְנָה1 | |
imperative | כַּפֵּר | כַּפְּרִי | כַּפְּרוּ | כַּפֵּרְנָה1 | |
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