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Lexicon :: Strong's H3727 - kapōreṯ

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כַּפֹּרֶת
Transliteration
kapōreṯ
Pronunciation
kap-po'-reth
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1023c

Strong’s Definitions

כַּפֹּרֶת kappôreth, kap-po'-reth; from H3722; a lid (used only of the cover of the sacred Ark):—mercy seat.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x

The KJV translates Strong's H3727 in the following manner: mercy seat (26x), mercy seatward (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x
The KJV translates Strong's H3727 in the following manner: mercy seat (26x), mercy seatward (1x).

  1. mercy-seat, place of atonement

    1. 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

      1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כַּפֹּרֶת kappôreth, kap-po'-reth; from H3722; a lid (used only of the cover of the sacred Ark):—mercy seat.
STRONGS H3727: Abbreviations
†כַּפֹּרֶת noun propitiatory, late technical word from כּפר cover over sin: the older explanation cover, lid has no justification in usage; Greek Version of the LXX ιλαστήριον; only P: Exodus 25:17, 18, 19, 20 (twice in verse); Exodus 25:21, 22; Exodus 26:34; Exodus 30:6; Exodus 31:7; Exodus 35:12; Exodus 37:6, 7, 8, 9 (twice in verse); Exodus 39:35; Exodus 40:20; Leviticus 16:2 (twice in verse); Leviticus 16:13, 14 (twice in verse); Leviticus 16:15 (twice in verse); Numbers 7:89, and 1 Chronicles 28:11; it was a slab of gold 2 1/2 cubits x 1 1/2 cubits placed on top of the ark of the testimony. On it, and a part of it, were two golden cherubim facing each other, whose outstretched wings came together above and constituted the throne of Yahweh. When the high priest entered the Holy of Holies on the day of atonement it was necessary that this highest place of atonement should be enveloped in a cloud of incense. The blood of the sin-offering of the atonement was then sprinkled on the face of and seven times before it. The temple proper, as distinguished from porch etc., was called בֵּית הַכּ׳ 1 Chronicles 28:11.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

25:17; 25:18; 25:19; 25:20; 25:21; 25:22; 26:34; 30:6; 31:7; 35:12; 37:6; 37:7; 37:8; 37:9; 39:35; 40:20

Leviticus

16:2; 16:13; 16:14; 16:15

Numbers

7:89

1 Chronicles

28:11; 28:11

H3727

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3727 matches the Hebrew כַּפֹּרֶת (kapōreṯ),
which occurs 27 times in 22 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:17 -

“You shall make a [fn]mercy H3727 seat H3727 of pure gold, two and a half [fn]cubits [fn]long and one and a half cubits [fn]wide.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:18 - “You shall make two cherubim of gold; make them of hammered work [fn]at the two ends of the mercy H3727 seat H3727.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:19 - “Make one cherub [fn]at one end and one cherub [fn]at the other end; from one piece you shall make the mercy H3727 seat H3727 with the cherubim at its two ends.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:20 - “The cherubim shall have their wings spread upward, covering the mercy H3727 seat H3727 with their wings, with their faces toward one another; the faces of the cherubim are to be toward the mercy H3727 seat H3727.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:21 - “You shall put the mercy H3727 seat H3727 [fn]on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony which I will give to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:22 - “There I will meet with you; and from above the mercy H3727 seat H3727, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, I will speak to you about all which I will command you for the sons of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:34

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:34 - “You shall put the mercy H3727 seat H3727 on the ark of the testimony in the Holy of Holies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:6 - “You shall put [fn]this altar in front of the veil that is [fn]near the ark of the testimony, in front of the [fn]mercy H3727 seat H3727 that is over the testimony, where I will meet with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:7 - the tent of meeting, and the ark of testimony, and the [fn]mercy H3727 seat H3727 upon it, and all the furniture of the tent,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:12 - the ark and its poles, the [fn]mercy H3727 seat H3727, and the curtain of the screen;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:6 - He made a [fn]mercy H3727 seat H3727 of pure gold, two and a half [fn]cubits [fn]long and one and a half cubits [fn]wide.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:7 - He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work [fn]at the two ends of the mercy H3727 seat H3727;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:8 - one cherub [fn]at the one end and one cherub [fn]at the other end; from one piece he made the mercy H3727 seat H3727 with the cherubim [fn]at its two ends.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:9 - The cherubim had their wings spread upward, covering the mercy H3727 seat H3727 with their wings, with their faces toward each other; the faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy H3727 seat H3727.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:35 - the ark of the testimony and its poles and the [fn]mercy H3727 seat H3727;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:20 - Then he took the testimony and put it into the ark and [fn]attached the poles to the ark and put the [fn]mercy H3727 seat H3727 [fn]on top of the ark.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:2 - And Yahweh said to Moses:

“Tell your brother Aaron that he shall not enter at any time into the holy place inside the veil, before the [fn]mercy H3727 seat H3727 which is on the ark, so that he will not die; for I will appear in the cloud over the mercy H3727 seat H3727.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:13 - “And he shall put the incense on the fire before Yahweh, that the cloud of incense may cover the mercy H3727 seat H3727 that is on the ark of the testimony, so that he will not die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:14 - “Moreover, he shall take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the mercy H3727 seat H3727 on the east side; also in front of the mercy H3727 seat H3727 he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:15 -

“Then he shall slaughter the goat of the sin offering which is for the people and bring its blood inside the veil and do with its blood as he did with the blood of the bull. And he shall sprinkle it on the mercy H3727 seat H3727 and in front of the mercy H3727 seat H3727.

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Now when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with Him, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the [fn]mercy H3727 seat H3727 that was on the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim, so He spoke to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:11 -

Then David gave to his son Solomon the pattern of the porch of the temple, its buildings, its storehouses, its upper rooms, its inner rooms, and the room for the mercy H3727 seat H3727;

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