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kāfār כָּפָר ‘village’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from kipper כִּפֶּר ‘to atone / to cover’
Roots: כפר

kāfār n, m
1) village

Mentioned in Joshua 18:24 Song of Songs 7:12 1 Chronicles 27:25

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