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כָּפַר (kapar) (Hebrew Lexicon • H3722 • to atone, expiate, cover, propitiate): to atone, expiate, cover, propitiate. To atone, make propitiation, purge, ransom; central action in Leviticus whereby blood expiates guilt, cleanses defilement, and turns away wrath.
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to atone, expiate, cover, propitiate
To atone, make propitiation, purge, ransom; central action in Leviticus whereby blood expiates guilt, cleanses defilement, and turns away wrath.
Derivation: Perhaps from pitch/covering (H3724), or Akkadian kuppuru (to wipe clean).