כֹּפֶר
ko.pher
“ransom”
Definition
properly, a cover, i.e. (literally) a village (as covered in); (specifically) bitumen (as used for coating), and the henna plant (as used for dyeing); figuratively, a redemption-price
from H3722 (כָּפַר);
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
כֹּפֶר appears 16 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”
If payment is demanded of him instead, he may redeem his life by paying the full amount demanded of him.
For I am the LORD your God,the Holy One of Israel, your Savior;I give Egypt for your ransom,Cush and Seba in your place.
You are not to accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who deserves to die; he must surely be put to death.
The wicked become a ransom for the righteous,and the faithless for the upright.
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