כפור
Hebrew
| Root |
|---|
| כ־פ־ר (k-p-r) |
| 6 terms |
Pronunciation
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈkfoːr/ [kʰaˈfoːʀ]
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /kəˈfør/ [kʰæˈføːr], [kʰæˈfeːr]
- (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /keˈfor/
- (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈkfoːr/, /ˈkfojr/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈkfor/
Noun
כְּפוֹר • (k'fór) m
- frost (cover of ice)
- Tanach, Psalms 147:16, with translation of the English Standard Version:
- הַנֹּתֵן שֶׁלֶג כַּצָּמֶר; כְּפוֹר כָּאֵפֶר יְפַזֵּר.
- hanotén shéleg katsémer; k'for ka'éfer y'fazér.
- He gives snow like wool; he scatters frost like ashes.
Noun
כִּפּוּר • (kipúr) m (plural indefinite כִּפּוּרִים, singular construct כִּפּוּר־, plural construct כִּפּוּרֵי־)
- defective spelling of כיפור.
References
- “כפור” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
- כפור on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he