Kapara (כפרה) means atonement in Hebrew.
It can also mean expiation. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כַּפָּרָה
kapara
noun · feminine
In English
atonement, expiation
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kapara.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון חז"למחילה על חטא.
The word Kapara is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כַּפָּרָה
- Written without vowel points
- כפרה
- Said
- kapara
- Root
- כ־פ־ר
- Pattern
- קַטָּלָה
- Plural
- כַּפָּרוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' כַּפָּרוֹת; כַּפָּרַת־
- Gematria
- 305
This is how Kapara is said in other languages.
- English
- atonement, expiation
These words rhyme with Kapara.
The word Kapara comes from the root כ־פ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Kapara in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kapara.
What does Kapara (כפרה) mean in Hebrew?
Kapara (כפרה) means atonement and expiation. It is said kapara, with the stress on ra.
What rhymes with Kapara (כפרה)?
Words that rhyme with Kapara (כפרה) include צורה, תורה, מטרה, חברה, יצירה, and סירה.
Is Kapara (כפרה) masculine or feminine?
The word Kapara (כפרה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is כַּפָּרוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כפרה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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