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H3722: כָּפַר (kaphar) -- "to cover, atone"

  • Transliteration: kaw-far
  • POS: verb
  • BLB Count: 102 occurrences
  • Definition: A primitive root; to cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel -- appease, make (an atonement, cleanse, disannul, forgive, be merciful, pacify, pardon, purge (away), put off, (make) reconcile(-liation).
  • Total occurrences in database: 130 (including multiple per verse)
  • Top translations:
  • "shall make an atonement" (20x)
  • "to make an atonement" (18x)
  • "and" (14x -- part of compound translations)
  • "and make an atonement" (10x)
  • LXX Equivalents (top by PMI):
  • G4012 περί (perí) -- "concerning" (62x, PMI 5.20)
  • G266 ἁμαρτία (hamartía) -- "sin" (41x, PMI 4.77)
  • G863 ἀφίημι (aphíēmi) -- "forgive/release" (14x, PMI 5.55)
  • G2511 καθαρίζω (katharízō) -- "cleanse" (14x, PMI 5.18)
  • G2433 ἱλάσκομαι (hiláskomai) -- "propitiate" (4x, PMI 6.47 -- highest specificity)

kaphar in Leviticus 16 (from parser output -- all occurrences):

Verse Form Stem.Tense Context
6 וְכִפֶּר Piel.Perf.3ms (WeQt) atone for himself and house
10 לְכַפֵּר Piel.InfCon to atone upon it (scapegoat)
11 וְכִפֶּר Piel.Perf.3ms (WeQt) atone for himself and house
16 וְכִפֶּר Piel.Perf.3ms (WeQt) atone for the holy place
17a לְכַפֵּר Piel.InfCon to atone in the holy place
17b וְכִפֶּר Piel.Perf.3ms (WeQt) atone for himself, house, congregation
18 וְכִפֶּר Piel.Perf.3ms (WeQt) atone for the altar
20 מִכַּפֵּר Piel.InfCon from atoning (finished atoning)
24 וְכִפֶּר Piel.Perf.3ms (WeQt) atone for himself and people
27 לְכַפֵּר Piel.InfCon to atone in the holy place
30 יְכַפֵּר Piel.Impf.3ms shall atone for you
32 וְכִפֶּר Piel.Perf.3ms (WeQt) the priest shall atone
33a וְכִפֶּר Piel.Perf.3ms (WeQt) atone for holy sanctuary
33b יְכַפֵּר Piel.Impf.3ms atone for tent/altar
33c יְכַפֵּר Piel.Impf.3ms atone for priests and people
34 לְכַפֵּר Piel.InfCon to atone for children of Israel

Total: 16 occurrences in 11 verses (vv.6,10,11,16,17,18,20,24,27,30,32,33,34) - First half (vv.1-17): 6 occurrences (vv.6,10,11,16,17a,17b) - Second half (vv.18-34): 10 occurrences (vv.18,20,24,27,30,32,33a,33b,33c,34) - Distribution: ASYMMETRIC -- heavier in the second half, especially concentrated in the summary section (vv.30-34 = 6 occurrences)

H6944: קֹדֶשׁ (qodesh) -- "holiness, holy place"

  • Transliteration: ko-desh
  • POS: masculine noun
  • BLB Count: 468 occurrences
  • Definition: From H6942; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity -- consecrated thing, dedicated thing, hallowed thing, holiness, (most) holy (day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.
  • Top translations: "holy" (100x), "of the sanctuary" (44x), "the holy" (41x)

qodesh in Leviticus 16 (from parser output):

Verse Form Context
2 הַקֹּדֶשׁ "the holy [place]" -- destination Aaron must not enter freely
3 הַקֹּדֶשׁ "the holy [place]" -- how Aaron shall come
4a קֹדֶשׁ "holiness" -- linen tunic of holiness
4b קֹדֶשׁ "holiness" -- garments of holiness
16 הַקֹּדֶשׁ "the holy [place]" -- atone for the holy place
17 בַּקֹּדֶשׁ "in the holy [place]" -- to atone in the holy
20 הַקֹּדֶשׁ "the holy [place]" -- finished atoning the holy place
23 הַקֹּדֶשׁ "the holy [place]" -- when he went into the holy
24 קָדוֹשׁ "holy" (adj, H6918) -- holy place for washing
27 בַּקֹּדֶשׁ "in the holy [place]" -- blood brought to atone
32 הַקֹּדֶשׁ "holiness" -- garments of the holy
33 מִקְדַּשׁ הַקֹּדֶשׁ "holy sanctuary" -- atone for the holy sanctuary

Total: 12 occurrences (incl. derivatives) across 10 verses - Distribution: Present throughout, but clusters at vv.2-4 (entry/preparation), v.16-17 (center), vv.20-24 (transition), vv.27,32-33 (summary)

H5137: נָזָה (nazah) -- "to sprinkle, spatter"

  • Transliteration: naw-zaw
  • POS: verb
  • BLB Count: 24 occurrences
  • Definition: A primitive root; to spirt, i.e. besprinkle (especially in expiation) -- sprinkle.

nazah in Leviticus 16:

Verse Form Stem
14a וְהִזָּה Hiphil.Perf.3ms (WeQt) -- sprinkle on mercy seat
14b יַזֶּה Hiphil.Impf.3ms -- sprinkle 7 times before mercy seat
15 וְהִזָּה Hiphil.Perf.3ms (WeQt) -- sprinkle goat blood on mercy seat
19 וְהִזָּה Hiphil.Perf.3ms (WeQt) -- sprinkle on altar 7 times

Total: 4 occurrences in 3 verses (vv.14,15,19) - All Hiphil stem (causative "cause to sprinkle" = forceful sprinkling) - Structurally: vv.14-15 = inner sanctuary (mercy seat); v.19 = outer sanctuary (altar)

H2891: טָהֵר (taher) -- "to be clean, purify"

  • Transliteration: taw-hare
  • POS: verb
  • BLB Count: 94 occurrences
  • Definition: A primitive root; properly, to be bright; i.e. (by implication) to be pure -- be (make, make self, pronounce) clean, cleanse (self), purge, purify(-ier, self).

taher in Leviticus 16:

Verse Form Stem
19 וְטִהֲרוֹ Piel.Perf.3ms+3ms (WeQt) -- cleanse the altar
30a לְטַהֵר Piel.InfCon -- to cleanse you
30b תִּטְהָרוּ Qal.Impf.2mp -- you shall be clean

Total: 3 occurrences in 2 verses (vv.19,30) - v.19: Piel (intensive/causative) -- active cleansing of the altar - v.30: Piel InfCon (purpose) + Qal Impf (resultative state) -- the people's cleansing

H6942: קָדַשׁ (qadash) -- "to be holy, sanctify"

  • Transliteration: kaw-dash
  • POS: verb
  • BLB Count: 172 occurrences
  • Definition: A primitive root; to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally) -- appoint, bid, consecrate, dedicate, defile, hallow, (be, keep) holy(-er, place), keep, prepare, proclaim, purify, sanctify.

qadash in Leviticus 16:

Verse Form Stem
19 וְקִדְּשׁוֹ Piel.Perf.3ms+3ms (WeQt) -- sanctify/hallow the altar

Total: 1 occurrence in v.19 only - Both taher and qadash appear together ONLY in v.19 -- paired Piel forms marking the culmination of the altar purification

H5799: עֲזָאזֵל (azazel) -- "scapegoat"

  • Transliteration: az-aw-zale
  • POS: masculine noun
  • BLB Count: 4 occurrences
  • Definition: From H5795 and H235; goat of departure; the scapegoat.

azazel in Leviticus 16:

Verse Context
8 one lot for YHWH and one lot for Azazel
10a the goat on which the lot fell for Azazel
10b to send it to Azazel into the wilderness
26 the one who sends the goat to Azazel

Total: 4 occurrences -- ALL in Leviticus 16 (vv.8,10,10,26) - Parser treats as proper noun (PropN) -- parallel with לַיהוָה "for YHWH" in v.8

H3727: כַּפֹּרֶת (kapporeth) -- "mercy seat, cover"

  • Transliteration: kap-po-reth
  • POS: feminine noun
  • BLB Count: 27 occurrences
  • Definition: From H3722; a lid (used only of the cover of the sacred Ark) -- mercy seat.

kapporeth in Leviticus 16:

Verse Context
2a before the mercy seat which is upon the ark
2b I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat
13 cloud of incense may cover the mercy seat
14a sprinkle on the face of the mercy seat eastward
14b before the mercy seat sprinkle seven times
15 sprinkle upon the mercy seat and before the mercy seat

Total: 7 occurrences in 4 verses (vv.2,13,14,15) - ALL in the first half (vv.2-15), NONE in second half -- concentrated in the innermost sanctuary section

H3725: כִּפֻּר (kippur) -- "atonement, expiation"

  • Transliteration: kip-poor
  • POS: masculine plural noun
  • BLB Count: 8 occurrences
  • Definition: From H3722; expiation (only in plural) -- atonement.
  • Occurrences: Exo 29:36; 30:10; 30:16; Lev 23:27; 23:28; 25:9; Num 5:8; 29:11
  • This is the noun form (not the verb kaphar) that gives the day its name: Yom haKippurim ("Day of Atonements")
  • Does NOT appear in Lev 16 itself -- only in the parallel passages about the day