Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H3727

Strong's H3727 · Hebrew

כַּפֹּרֶת

kappôreth · /kap-po'-reth/

Number
H3727
Language
Hebrew
Original word
כַּפֹּרֶת
Transliteration
kappôreth
Pronunciation
kap-po'-reth
KJV occurrences
22 verses

Definition

a lid (used only of the cover of the sacred Ark)

KJV: mercy seat.

Root / derivation: from H3722 (כָּפַר);

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered כַּפֹּרֶת across 22 verses.

seat25×
mercy1×
seatward1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

22 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Exodus16 verses
Exodus 25:17

And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

Exodus 25:18

And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.

Exodus 25:19

And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof. of: or, of the matter of the mercy seat

Exodus 25:20

And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.

Exodus 25:21

And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.

Exodus 25:22

And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.

Exodus 26:34

And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.

Exodus 30:6

And thou shalt put it before the vail that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee.

Exodus 31:7

The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the tabernacle, furniture: Heb. vessels

Exodus 35:12

The ark, and the staves thereof, with the mercy seat, and the vail of the covering,

Exodus 37:6

And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

Exodus 37:7

And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat; on: or, out of, etc

Exodus 37:8

One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubims on the two ends thereof. on the end: or, out of, etc on the other end: or, out of, etc

Exodus 37:9

And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.

Exodus 39:35

The ark of the testimony, and the staves thereof, and the mercy seat,

Exodus 40:20

And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:

Leviticus4 verses
Leviticus 16:2

And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.

Leviticus 16:13

And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:

Leviticus 16:14

And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.

Leviticus 16:15

Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:

Numbers1 verse
1 Chronicles1 verse

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H3727 (kappôreth) mean?

a lid (used only of the cover of the sacred Ark)

How many times does H3727 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H3727 (כַּפֹּרֶת) appears in 22 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “seat.”

How is kappôreth translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H3727 is rendered as “seat” (25×), “mercy” (1×), “seatward” (1×).

Where does the Hebrew word כַּפֹּרֶת come from?

from H3722 (כָּפַר);