Lexicon
כִּפֻּרִים
kip.pur
H3725
H:N-M Hebrew

atonement

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Hebrew
Language

kip.pur names atonement in sacrificial rites and in the observance of a designated day.

The term consistently occurs in ritual contexts of atonement: it names procedures connected with purifying an altar and presenting offerings, and it identifies the designated day on which no work is done and a horn is sounded.

Senses in use

  1. Ritual atonement and its designated observance · dominant

    The masculine plural absolute form occurs with altar purification in Exodus 29:36 and an annual blood rite on the altar's horns in Exodus 30:10; in both verses the APB renders clauses using atonement language. It also identifies a designated day in Leviticus 23:27, Leviticus 23:28, and Leviticus 25:9, where the APB renders a holy assembly, abstention from work, and the sounding of a ram's horn; Numbers 29:11 places it alongside a sin offering and other offerings.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB repeatedly uses atonement-language, including “day of atonement,” “the atonements,” and “ram of the atonement.” Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these English expressions show the verses' presentation rather than a precise mapping for each occurrence.

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