H3722
Hebrew
kaphar — to cover, atone
Sin covered by blood — the root of 'atonement.'
Pillars that use H3722 (1)
Forgiveness
Forgiveness in Scripture is the release of a debt — sin let go, carried away, blotted out. The Hebrew pictures God lifting guilt off the sinner; the Greek pictures Him sending it away. Every KJV verse on forgiveness sits on these two pictures.
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