כפרה
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See also: כּפּרה
Hebrew[edit]
Root |
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כ־פ־ר (k-p-r) |
Etymology[edit]
As a term of endearment, from Judeo-Moroccan Arabic.
Noun[edit]
כַּפָּרָה • (kapará) f (plural indefinite כַּפָּרוֹת) [pattern: קַטָּלָה]
- penance
- atonement, forgiveness, absolution
- (in the plural) Kapparot (a ritual performed before Yom Kippur involving the transfer of one's sins to a chicken or bag of money by swinging it around and then donating it to charity)
Noun[edit]
כַּפָּרָה • (kapára) ?
Descendants[edit]
- → Yiddish: כּפּרה (kapore)
Interjection[edit]
כַּפָּרָה • (kapará)
Yiddish[edit]
Noun[edit]
כפרה • (kapore) f, plural כפרות (kapores)
- (nonstandard) Unpointed form of כּפּרה (kapore).