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kap.po.ret H3727

כַּפֹּרֶת (kap.po.ret) means “mercy seat” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

כַּפֹּרֶת Hebrew · H3727 27 tagged occurrences in 22 verses

Pronunciation guide: kap-po'-reth Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H3727

כַּפֹּרֶת · kap.po.ret · mercy seat

1) mercy-seat, place of atonement 1a) 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 1a1) 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

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

from H3722 (כָּפַר); a lid (used only of the cover of the sacred Ark)

KJV glosses: mercy seat.

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How translators render H3727

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
the mercy seat 15
of the mercy seat 4
a mercy seat 2
and mercy seat 1
and the mercy seat 1
for the mercy seat 1
of it 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
the mercy seat 11
of the mercy seat 4
a mercy seat 1
and the mercy seat 1
it upon the mercy seat 1
on that side out of the mercy seat 1
over the mercy seat 1
thereof and the mercy seat 1
to the mercy seatward 1
toward the mercy seat 1
unto him from off the mercy seat 1
upon the mercy 1
upon the mercy seat 1
with thee from above the mercy seat 1

Verses containing H3727

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  1. Exodus 25:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And you are to construct a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

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  2. Exodus 25:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,

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  3. Exodus 25:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.

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  4. Exodus 25:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat.

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  5. Exodus 25:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Set the mercy seat atop the ark and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark.

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  6. Exodus 25:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.

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  7. Exodus 26:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Put the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy Place.

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  8. Exodus 30:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Place the altar in front of the veil that is before the ark of the Testimony—before the mercy seat that is over the Testimony—where I will meet with you.

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  9. Exodus 31:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony and the mercy seat upon it, and all the other furnishings of the tent—

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  10. Exodus 35:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    the ark with its poles and mercy seat, and the veil to shield it;

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  11. Exodus 37:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

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  12. Exodus 37:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He made two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,

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  13. Exodus 37:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.

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  14. Exodus 37:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.

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  15. Exodus 39:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    the ark of the Testimony with its poles and the mercy seat;

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  16. Exodus 40:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop the ark.

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  17. Leviticus 16:2 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.

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  18. Leviticus 16:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will cover the mercy seat above the Testimony, so that he will not die.

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  19. Leviticus 16:14 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And he is to take some of the bull’s blood and sprinkle it with his finger on the east side of the mercy seat; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the mercy seat.

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  20. Leviticus 16:15 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Aaron shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and bring its blood behind the veil, and with its blood he must do as he did with the bull’s blood: He is to sprinkle it against the mercy seat and in front of it.

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  21. Numbers 7:89 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Moses entered the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony. Thus the LORD spoke to him.

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  22. 1 Chronicles 28:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the portico of the temple, its buildings, storehouses, upper rooms, inner rooms, and the room for the mercy seat.

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