Make Atonement כִּפֶּר

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Jun 15, 2026 · 3m

We are in moving into chapter nine of Leviticus with our word for today. כִּפֶּר smear, pitch, cover over, appease, pacify, make amends, make atonement, make good, make propitiation. It is used 102 times in the Old Testament. The basic idea of our word is to cover over. The first time it is used in the Bible is a great example of our word. Genesis 6:14 Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. Make rooms in the ark, וְכָֽפַרְתָּ֥ and cover it inside and out with pitch. It makes sense that this covering over is a great way to describe the idea of atonement or covering over our sin which is all the…