Kaporet (כפורת) means mercy seat in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
mercy seat
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kaporet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1המכסה של ארון הברית שהיה במשכן.
וְעָשִׂיתָ כַפֹּרֶת זָהָב טָהוֹר אַמָּתַיִם וָחֵצִי אָרְכָּהּ וְאַמָּה וָחֵצִי רָחְבָּהּ; וְעָשִׂיתָ שְׁנַיִם כְּרֻבִים זָהָב מִקְשָׁה תַּעֲשֶׂה אֹתָם מִשְּׁנֵי קְצוֹת הַכַּפֹּרֶת
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kaporet is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כַּפֹּרֶת
- Written without vowel points
- כפורת
- Said
- kaporet
- Root
- כ־פ־ר
- Pattern
- קַטֹּלֶת
- Gematria
- 706
This is how Kaporet is said in other languages.
- English
- mercy seat
These words mean nearly the same as Kaporet.
These words rhyme with Kaporet.
The word Kaporet is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בית הכפרת
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The word Kaporet comes from the root כ־פ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Kaporet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kaporet.
What does Kaporet (כפורת) mean in Hebrew?
Kaporet (כפורת) means mercy seat. It is said kaporet, with the stress on po.
What is a synonym for Kaporet (כפורת)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kaporet (כפורת) are אריאל.
What rhymes with Kaporet (כפורת)?
Words that rhyme with Kaporet (כפורת) include תקשורת, ביקורת, קטורת, נעורת, מעבורת, and משכורת.
Is Kaporet (כפורת) masculine or feminine?
The word Kaporet (כפורת) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כפרת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.