כִּפֶּר (kāpar) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning cover over. It appears
103 times
in 16 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H3722).
Also rendered
and thou shalt pitch it with pitch
to atone
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1024)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1024)cover, expiate, condone, placate, cancel; appease
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
כָּפַרverb, denominative
Strong's H3722כָּפַר: to cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel KJV:appease, make (an atonement, cleanse, disannul, forgive, be merciful, pacify, pardon, purge (away), put off, (make) reconcile(-liation).
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.