Word Study · Strong's H3727 · Hebrew
כַּפֹּרֶת
kapporeth
kap-po'-reth
Strong's 1890 spelling: kappôreth
“a lid (used only of the cover of the sacred Ark)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a lid (used only of the cover of the sacred Ark)
Rendered in the KJV as
mercy seat.
- 27occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 10inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 27 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 10
- הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃6
- הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶת5
- הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶת5
- הַכַּפֹּ֗רֶת3
- הַכַּפֹּ֖רֶת3
- הַכַּפֹּ֑רֶת1
- הַכַּפֹּ֜רֶת1
- הַכַּפֹּ֙רֶת֙1
- כַפֹּ֖רֶת1
- כַּפֹּ֖רֶת1
How it is rendered · 3
- the atonement cover25
- an atonement cover1
- an atonement cover of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular25
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncfsa · 25
- HNcfsc · 2
All 27, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Exodus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus18 occurrences
- Exodus 25:17כַפֹּ֖רֶתkhaporetnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And you are to construct a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.here: an atonement cover
- Exodus 25:18הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃hakaporetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularMake two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,here: the atonement cover
- Exodus 25:19הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶתhakaporetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularone cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.here: the atonement cover
- Exodus 25:20הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶתhakaporetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAnd the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat.here: the atonement cover
- Exodus 25:20הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶתhakaporetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAnd the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat.here: the atonement cover
- Exodus 25:21הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶתhakaporetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularSet the mercy seat atop the ark, and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark.here: the atonement cover
- Exodus 25:22הַכַּפֹּ֗רֶתhakaporetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAnd I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.here: the atonement cover
- Exodus 26:34הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶתhakaporetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularPut the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy Place.here: the atonement cover
- Exodus 30:6הַכַּפֹּ֗רֶתhakaporetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularPlace the altar in front of the veil that is before the ark of the Testimony—before the mercy seat that is over the Testimony—where I will meet with you.here: the atonement cover
- Exodus 31:7הַכַּפֹּ֖רֶתhakaporetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularthe Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony and the mercy seat upon it, and all the other furnishings of the tent—here: the atonement cover
- Exodus 35:12הַכַּפֹּ֑רֶתhakaporetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularthe ark with its poles and mercy seat, and the veil to shield it;here: the atonement cover
- Exodus 37:6כַּפֹּ֖רֶתkaporetnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.here: an atonement cover of
- Exodus 37:7הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃hakaporetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularHe made two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,here: the atonement cover
- Exodus 37:8הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶתhakaporetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularone cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.here: the atonement cover
- Exodus 37:9הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶתhakaporetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAnd the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.here: the atonement cover
- Exodus 37:9הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶתhakaporetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAnd the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.here: the atonement cover
- Exodus 39:35הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃hakaporetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularthe ark of the Testimony with its poles and the mercy seat;here: the atonement cover
- Exodus 40:20הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶתhakaporetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularMoses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop the ark.here: the atonement cover
Leviticus7 occurrences
- Leviticus 16:2הַכַּפֹּ֜רֶתhakaporetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAnd the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.here: the atonement cover
- Leviticus 16:2הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃hakaporetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAnd the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.here: the atonement cover
- Leviticus 16:13הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶתhakaporetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularHe is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will cover the mercy seat above the Testimony, so that he will not die.here: the atonement cover
- Leviticus 16:14הַכַּפֹּ֖רֶתhakaporetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAnd he is to take some of the bull’s blood and sprinkle it with his finger on the east side of the mercy seat; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the mercy seat.here: the atonement cover
- Leviticus 16:14הַכַּפֹּ֗רֶתhakaporetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAnd he is to take some of the bull’s blood and sprinkle it with his finger on the east side of the mercy seat; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the mercy seat.here: the atonement cover
- Leviticus 16:15הַכַּפֹּ֖רֶתhakaporetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAaron shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and bring its blood behind the veil, and with its blood he must do as he did with the bull’s blood: He is to sprinkle it against the mercy seat and in front of it.here: the atonement cover
- Leviticus 16:15הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃hakaporetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAaron shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and bring its blood behind the veil, and with its blood he must do as he did with the bull’s blood: He is to sprinkle it against the mercy seat and in front of it.here: the atonement cover