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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H3727 - Seatward

Strong's No.:H3727

Hebrew:כַּפֹּרֶת

Transliteration:kappôreth

Phonetic:kap-po'-reth

Word Origin:From H3722

Bible Usage:mercy seat.

Part of Speech:Noun Feminine

Strongs
Definition:

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


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. mercy-seat, place of atonement

a. the golden plate of propitiation on which the High Priest sprinkled the seat 7 times on the Day of Atonement symbolically reconciling Jehovah and His chosen people

1. the slab of gold on top of the ark of the covenant which measured 2.5 by 1.5 cubits; on it and part of it were the two golden cherubim facing each other whose outstretched wings came together above and constituted the throne of God


Bible References:
Seatward

Translation
Occurrences:
seat ( 26 )
seatward ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.