כפר

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Aramaic

Verb

כְפַר • (kp̄ar) (future יִכְפַּר (yiḵpar))

  1. to deny, to renounce
  2. to wipe out, to efface

Noun

כְּפַר • (kp̄ar) m

  1. absolute state of כַּפְרָא (kap̄rā, “village; tomb”)

References

  • “kpr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

Hebrew

Root
כ־פ־ר (k-p-r)
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Etymology

(village): From Aramaic כַּפְרָא / ܟܰܦܪܳܐ (kap̄rā, “village, open town, unfortified town”), from Akkadian 𒅗𒀊𒊒 (kapru, “farm, village; a settlement outside of a city”), considered to be from the non-Akkadian “Mari language”, that is it is formed either in the unknown East Semitic or the unknown Amorite language spoken there. Compare Arabic كَفْر (kafr, “village”).

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Noun

כְּפָר

כְּפָר • (kfar) m (plural indefinite כְּפָרִים, singular construct כְּפַר־, plural construct כְּפָרֵי־)

  1. village

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Verb

כִּפֵּר • (kippér) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of כיפר (kippér, “to cover; to pardon”)

Noun

כֹּפֶר • (kṓp̄er) m

  1. defective spelling of כּוֹפֶר (kṓp̄er, “henna”)
  2. alternative form of כְּפָר (kp̄ār, “village”)

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