כִּפֶּר (ki.pher) means “to atone” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: kaw-far' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
כִּפֶּר · ki.pher · to atone
1) to cover, purge, make an atonement, make reconciliation 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to cover over, pacify, propitiate 1a2) to cover over, atone for sin, make atonement for 1a3) to cover over, atone for sin and persons by legal rites 1b) (Pual) 1b1) to be covered over 1b2) to be atoned for 1c) (Hithpael) to be covered
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כָּפַר · ka.phar · to cover
(Qal) to coat or cover with pitch
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a primitive root; to cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel
KJV glosses: appease, make (an atonement, cleanse, disannul, forgive, be merciful, pacify, pardon, purge (away), put off, (make) reconcile(-liation).
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| to make atonement | 27 |
| will make atonement | 14 |
| and make atonement | 6 |
| shall make atonement | 4 |
| and made atonement | 2 |
| be atoned for | 2 |
| by making atonement | 2 |
| will be atoned for | 2 |
| accept this atonement | 1 |
| after he has made atonement | 1 |
| also made atonement | 1 |
| and atone | 1 |
| and coat | 1 |
| and makes atonement | 1 |
| and to make atonement | 1 |
| and when atonement has been made | 1 |
| atone for | 1 |
| atoned for | 1 |
| atonement can be made | 1 |
| atonement was made | 1 |
| atonement will be made | 1 |
| can i make amends | 1 |
| he forgave | 1 |
| he shall make atonement | 1 |
| he will cleanse | 1 |
| i can make atonement | 1 |
| i will appease | 1 |
| in order to make atonement | 1 |
| in this way he will make atonement | 1 |
| in this way you will make atonement | 1 |
| is atoned for | 1 |
| is to make atonement | 1 |
| makes atonement | 1 |
| provide atonement for | 1 |
| purifying | 1 |
| so he shall make atonement | 1 |
| so that atonement could be made | 1 |
| that makes atonement | 1 |
| the altar and make atonement for it | 1 |
| the atonement is made | 1 |
| the priests are to make atonement | 1 |
| to atone | 1 |
| to ward off | 1 |
| when atonement is made | 1 |
| when i make atonement | 1 |
| will be dissolved | 1 |
| will pacify it | 1 |
| wipe out | 1 |
| you shall make atonement | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| shall make an atonement | 20 |
| to make an atonement | 16 |
| and make an atonement | 10 |
| and he shall make an atonement | 4 |
| and made an atonement | 2 |
| and to make an atonement | 2 |
| shall not be purged | 2 |
| to make atonement | 2 |
| to make reconciliation | 2 |
| and have made an atonement | 1 |
| and purge | 1 |
| and shalt pitch | 1 |
| and to make reconciliation | 1 |
| and will be merciful | 1 |
| be merciful | 1 |
| be purged | 1 |
| cannot be cleansed | 1 |
| for him to make atonement | 1 |
| for himself and shall make an atonement | 1 |
| for you and wherewith shall i make the atonement | 1 |
| forgave | 1 |
| forgive | 1 |
| i shall make an atonement | 1 |
| i will appease | 1 |
| in to make an atonement | 1 |
| is purged | 1 |
| it to make reconciliation | 1 |
| made an atonement | 1 |
| make an atonement | 1 |
| maketh an atonement | 1 |
| of reconciling | 1 |
| pardon | 1 |
| purged | 1 |
| shall be disannulled | 1 |
| shall be forgiven | 1 |
| shall he make atonement | 1 |
| shall they purge | 1 |
| so shall ye reconcile | 1 |
| stead shall make the atonement | 1 |
| that maketh atonement | 1 |
| those things wherewith the atonement was made | 1 |
| thou shalt make an atonement | 1 |
| thou shalt purge them away | 1 |
| to put it off | 1 |
| to reconcile | 1 |
| unto you to make an atonement | 1 |
| us and purge away | 1 |
| when i am pacified | 1 |
| when thou hast made an atonement | 1 |
| whereby an atonement shall be made | 1 |
| will pacify | 1 |
Page 2 of 2. 94 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.
Read word by wordThe priest shall make atonement on his behalf before the LORD with the ram of the guilt offering for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven the sin he has committed.
Read word by wordOn this day you are not to do any work, for it is the Day of Atonement, when atonement is made for you before the LORD your God.
Read word by wordBut if the man has no relative to whom restitution can be made for the wrong, the restitution belongs to the LORD and must be given to the priest along with the ram of atonement, by which the atonement is made for him.
Read word by wordAnd the priest is to offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to make atonement for him, because he has sinned by being in the presence of the dead body. On that day he must consecrate his head again.
Read word by wordAnd the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and offer to the LORD one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, to make atonement for the Levites.
Read word by wordAnd I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary.”
Read word by wordThe Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes, and Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the LORD. Aaron also made atonement for them to cleanse them.
Read word by wordThe priest is to make atonement for the whole congregation of Israel, so that they may be forgiven; for the sin was unintentional and they have brought to the LORD a food offering and a sin offering, presented before the LORD for their unintentional sin.
Read word by wordAnd the priest shall make atonement before the LORD on behalf of the person who erred by sinning unintentionally; and when atonement has been made for him, he will be forgiven.
Read word by wordMoses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, because wrath has come out from the LORD; the plague has begun.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 17.11
So Aaron took the censer as Moses had ordered and ran into the midst of the assembly. And seeing that the plague had begun among the people, he offered the incense and made atonement for the people.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 17.12
It will be a covenant of permanent priesthood for him and his descendants, because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites.”
Read word by wordInclude one male goat as a sin offering to make atonement for you.
Read word by wordInclude one male goat to make atonement for you.
Read word by wordInclude one male goat as a sin offering to make atonement for you.
Read word by wordSo we have brought to the LORD an offering of the gold articles each man acquired—armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces—to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.”
Read word by wordDo not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it.
Read word by wordAccept this atonement, O LORD, for Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, and do not hold the shedding of innocent blood against them.” And the bloodshed will be atoned for.
Read word by wordRejoice, O heavens, with Him, and let all God’s angels worship Him. Rejoice, O nations, with His people; for He will avenge the blood of His children. He will take vengeance on His adversaries and repay those who hate Him; He will cleanse His land and His people.
Read word by wordTherefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, ‘The iniquity of Eli’s house shall never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.’”
Read word by wordSo David asked the Gibeonites, “What shall I do for you? How can I make amends so that you may bless the inheritance of the LORD?”
Read word by wordBut Aaron and his sons did all the work of the Most Holy Place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 6.34
And the priests slaughtered the goats and put their blood on the altar for a sin offering, to make atonement for all Israel, because the king had ordered the burnt offering and the sin offering for all Israel.
Read word by wordA large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD, who is good, provide atonement for everyone
Read word by wordfor the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the New Moons and appointed feasts, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the duties of the house of our God.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 10.34
When iniquities prevail against me, You atone for our transgressions.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 65.4
And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath.
Read word by wordHelp us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us and atone for our sins, for the sake of Your name.
Read word by wordBy loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.
Read word by wordThe wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
Read word by wordAnd with it he touched my mouth and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for.”
Read word by wordThe LORD of Hosts has revealed in my hearing: “Until your dying day, this sin of yours will never be atoned for,” says the Lord GOD of Hosts.
Read word by wordTherefore Jacob’s guilt will be atoned for, and the full fruit of the removal of his sin will be this: When he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk, no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing.
Read word by wordYour covenant with death will be dissolved, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand. When the overwhelming scourge passes through, you will be trampled by it.
Read word by wordBut disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly.
Read word by wordBut You, O LORD, know all their deadly plots against me. Do not wipe out their guilt or blot out their sin from Your sight. Let them be overthrown before You; deal with them in the time of Your anger.
Read word by wordso that when I make atonement for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed and never again open your mouth because of your disgrace, declares the Lord GOD.”
Read word by wordYou are to take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar, on the four corners of the ledge, and all around the rim; thus you will cleanse the altar and make atonement for it.
Read word by wordFor seven days the priests are to make atonement for the altar and cleanse it; so they shall consecrate it.
Read word by wordAnd one sheep shall be given from each flock of two hundred from the well-watered pastures of Israel. These are for the grain offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings, to make atonement for the people, declares the Lord GOD.
Read word by wordAnd it shall be the prince’s part to provide the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings for the feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths—for all the appointed feasts of the house of Israel. He will provide the sin offerings, grain offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings to make atonement for the house of Israel.
Read word by wordYou must do the same thing on the seventh day of the month for anyone who strays unintentionally or in ignorance. In this way you will make atonement for the temple.
Read word by wordSeventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
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