כפור

כפור

Hebrew

Root
כ־פ־ר‎ (k-p-r)

Noun

כִּפּוּר • (kipúr) m (plural indefinite כִּפּוּרִים‎, singular construct כִּפּוּר־, plural construct כִּפּוּרֵי־‎)

1. defective spelling of כיפור‎.

Noun

כְּפוֹר • (k'fór) m

1. frost (cover of ice)
   • Psalms 147:16, with translation of the English Standard Version:

     ‏הַנֹּתֵן שֶׁלֶג כַּצָּמֶר; כְּפוֹר כָּאֵפֶר יְפַזֵּר.‎‎

     hanotén šéleg katzzémer; kəfor kaéfer yəfazzér.

     He gives snow like wool; he scatters frost like ashes.

References

• “כפור” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• כפור‎ on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he