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כפר

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Aramaic

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Verb

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כְפַר (kp̄ar) (future יִכְפַּר (yiḵpar))

  1. to deny, to renounce
  2. to wipe out, to efface

Noun

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כְּפַר (kp̄arm

  1. absolute state of כַּפְרָא (kap̄rā, village; tomb)

References

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  • kpr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

Hebrew

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Root
כ־פ־ר (k-p-r)

Etymology

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(village): From Aramaic כַּפְרָא / ܟܰܦܪܳܐ (kap̄rā, village, open town, unfortified town), from Akkadian 𒅗𒀊𒊒 (kapru, farm, village; a settlement outside of a city), considered to be from the non-Akkadian “Mari language”, that is it is formed either in the unknown East Semitic or the unknown Amorite language spoken there. Compare Arabic كَفْر (kafr, village).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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כְּפָר

כְּפָר (kfarm (plural indefinite כְּפָרִים, singular construct כְּפַר־, plural construct כְּפָרֵי־)

  1. village

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Further reading

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Verb

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כִּפֵּר (kippér) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of כיפר (kippér, to cover; to pardon)

Noun

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כֹּפֶר (kṓp̄erm

  1. defective spelling of כּוֹפֶר (kṓp̄er, henna)
  2. alternative form of כְּפָר (kp̄ār, village)

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