כיפר

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) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction, future ⁧יְכַפֵּר⁩, passive counterpart ⁧כופר / כֻּפַּר⁩)

to cover
to pardon sin, forgive
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)

finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive: ⁧לְכַפֵּר⁩ action noun: ⁧כיפור / כִּפּוּר⁩
finite forms		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		Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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