כיפר

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כיפר

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From a Proto-Semitic root, cognate with Arabic كَفَّرَ (kaffara, “to cover, expiate, forgive”).

verb כִּפֵּר · kipér · יְכַפֵּר · כופר · כֻּפַּר · לְכַפֵּר

  1. construction pi'el to cover
  2. construction pi'el to pardon sin, forgive
  3. construction pi'el to expiate an offense
  4. construction pi'el to make expiation for an offender, to free from charge
  5. construction pi'el to appease one who has been injured, e.g. by paying a fee

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MLA

"כיפר." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%A8. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

כיפר. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%A8

Chicago

"כיפר." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%A8.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {כיפר},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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