Strong's Lookups Raw Data¶
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