1) to cover, purge, make an atonement, make reconciliation

1a) (Piel)

1a1) to cover over, pacify, propitiate

1a2) to cover over, atone for sin, make atonement for

1a3) to cover over, atone for sin and persons by legal rites

1b) (Pual)

1b1) to be covered over

1b2) to be atoned for

1c) (Hithpael) to be covered

Root √כפר: כפר כְּפַר כִּפֶר כִּפֶּר כִּפֶּר כַּפֵּר cover cover, hide wash away, rub off washing away, obliteration an expiation Arabic Syriac Arabic (of foll.; orig. mng. dub. but most prob. cf. Ar.; < RS who thinks ofAram. Pa. whence,ofof sin: NHAram.and deriv.; Ar.(see RS OTJC 438; 2. 321 Now Arch il. 192 Dr Dt 425 Schmoller St. Kr. 1891, 205ff. LagBN230ff.)).

כִּפֶּר vb denom Pi cover over pacify make propitiation Pi cover over pacify propitiate . cover over atone for sin . without sacrifice cover over atone for sin and persons by legal rites . Pu be covered over atoned for . Hithp the iniquity of the house of Eli shall not be covered by peace-offering or minchah . Niph and the blood shall be covered for them . .. etc..(fig.).