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kōfer כֹּפֶרAransom, Bpitch, Chenna, Dvillage’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from kipper כִּפֶּר ‘to atone / to cover’
Roots: כפר
Variants: כֹּ֫פֶר, כֹּפֶר, כֹּפֶר

kōfer n, m
A1) price of a life, ransom, bribe
B1) asphalt, pitch (as a covering)
C1) the henna plant, name of a plant (henna?)
D1) village

Mentioned in Genesis 6:14 Exodus 30:12, 21:30 Numbers 35:32, 35:31 1 Samuel 6:18, 12:3 Isaiah 43:3 Amos 5:12 Psalms 49:8 Proverbs 6:35, 13:8, 21:18 Job 36:18, 33:24 Song of Songs 1:14, 4:13

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