כיפר

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Hebrew

Root
כ־פ־ר (k-p-r)

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)

  1. to cover
  2. to pardon sin, forgive
  3. to obtain forgiveness
    1. to expiate an offense
    2. to make expiation for an offender, to free from charge
    3. 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
finite forms singular plural
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
notes
  1. Rare in Modern Hebrew.
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