It is a variant of the roots
הבר
חבר, חור, חפר
כבר, *כור
כפר
קבר
HBR; XBR, XWR, XPR; KBR, *KWR; KPR; QBR
of the basic meaning 'pileup, cover, overlap, hide', and by
implication 'large, huge', as the כביר KABIYR of Is. 16:14, of Is.
17:12 and of Job 15:10. Also the כפיר KPIYR, 'mature lion', of
Judges 14:5. Also the כפור KPOR, 'hoarfrost', of Ps. 147:16. Also
the act QABAR, 'bury, cover with earth'.
Isaac Fried, Boston University
On Dec 17, 2012, at 7:11 PM, Philip wrote:
Dear Listees,
does the way the word, וְכִפֶּר in MT (CV) Dt 32:43 is
rendered represent emphasis of this word?
Deuteronomy 32:43, MT
עַמּוֹ אַדְמָתוֹ , וְכִפֶּר
לְצָרָיו הַרְנִינוּ גוֹיִם
עַמּוֹ, כִּי דַם-עֲבָדָיו יִקּוֹם;
וְנָקָם יָשִׁיב
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