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kpr (a/u) vb. to wipe off; to deny
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Gpəˁalto wipe off2 senses▶
1
to wipe off
Syr, Man
GS 21:5 ↗ kaprit ainik mn dimihta : you wipe your eyes of tears
(1)
to delete, wipe out
Syr, JBA
JulSok 159(76):25↗ ܘܐܟܦܪܝܗ݀ ܠܕܚܠܬܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܦܝܗ݀ ܕܬܒܝܠ‏ : I shall wipe their religion from the face of the earth ; BT Yev 115b(22) ↗ מיכפר הוה כפר ליה‏ : he would have erased it (the letter)
(2)
to forgive sins
Sam, Man
(3)
to make an exemption (?)
Palmyrene
Trf 2.3.122↗ ˀp ˀln kprw dy mks lˀ gbn : these (worthies) too exempted: that they do not collect tax (or perhaps a simple double negative: they denied that they collect tax)
2
to deny, reject (often w. b_)
JLAtg, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA
TgJ Jer2:27↗ וֻבעִידָן דְבִשתָא אָתְיָא עֲלֵיהוֹן כָפְרִין בִטעוּתְהוֹן‏ : when evil comes upon them they reject their false worship ; P Mt10:33↗ ܡܲܢ ܕܸ݁ܝܢ ܕ݁ܢܸܟ݂ܦ݁ܘ݂ܪ ܒܼ݁ܝ‏ ; Heb 11:24↗ ܟ݁ܦ݂ܲܪ܃ ܕ݁ܠܵܐ ܢܸܬ݂ܩܪܸܐ ܒ݁ܪܵܐ ܠܒ݂ܲܪܬ݂ܸܗ ܕ݁ܦ݂ܸܪܥܘ݂ܢ‏ : he rejected that he should be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter ; BT BQ 70a(8)↗ כפריה דמיחזי כשיקרא‏ : he denied it so that it would appear to be a lie ; PJ Gen18:15↗ וכפרת שרה למימר לא תמהית ארום דחילית‏ : Sarah denied it saying: "I was not surprised for I was afraid"
(1)
to reject faith
Common Aramaic
Cyrillona 4:606↗ ܗܐ ܒ̈ܓܠܝܦܐ܂ ܟܦܪܘ ܛܥ̈ܝܐ‏ : look how the pagans have rejected idols ; JulSok 181(87):15↗ ܘܟܦܪ ܒܕܚܠܬܐ ܕܢܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܫ݁ܠܡ ܠܚܢܦܘܬܗ ܘܣ݁ܓܕ ܠܦܬܟܪ̈ܐ‏ : (if) he denies the Nazarene faith and agrees with paganism and bows down to the idols
(2)
ܒܛܲܝܒܘܼܬܵܐ : to be ungrateful
Syr
AphDem2.35:9↗ ܕܡܪܚܡ ܐܦ ܥܠ ܟܦܪ̈ܝ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ‏
(3)
to renounce
Syr
MiS 203a:42 ܢܟܦܘܪ ܒܥܠܡܐ‏
(1)
w. mn
Man
GY 36:17↗ uhaizak kapar mn zidqẖ : then he renounces his alms-giving
(2)
p.p. : impersonal ܟܦܝܪ ܒ : I renounce
Syr
Pel 7.14 ܟܦܝ݂ܪ ܒܟ ܣܛܢܐ‏ : I renounce you, Satan (said by a woman!) ; Pel 7.17 ܟܦܝܪ ܒܛܘܥܝܝ ܕܥܲܒܕܬ‏ : I renounce the erroneous behavior I have done
Dpaˁˁelto wipe away5 senses▶
1
to wipe away
CPA, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA
Jul 248:12↗ ܘܡ݁ܟܦܪ ܠܗ݀ܝ ܕܘܥܬܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܗ ܦܓܪܗ‏ : and was wiping that sweat off his whole body ; BT Šab 124b(39)↗ הוה קא מכפר ליה בחספא‏ : he was wiping them off [i.e. his shoes] with a sherd ; TgProv30:20↗ אכלה ומחפרא פומה‏ : [Pesh.:ܐܟܠܐ ܘܡܟܦܪܐ ܦܘܡܗ]
(1)
w. ידין : to wipe ones hands of guilt
JBA
BT Git 56a(20)↗ וכפורי ידיה בההוא גברא בעי‏ : he wants to free himself of guilt through me
(2)
w. על : to atone for
Qumran, JLAtg, PTA, CPA, Sam, LJLA
4Q541 9.1:2↗ ויכפר על כול בני דרה‏ ; TgO Num25:13↗ וְכַפַר עַל בְנֵי ישׂראל‏ ; GT F Num28:22↗ וצפיר לחטאתה חד למכפרה עליכון‏ ; PJ Ex4:25↗ אדם גוזרתא הדין יכפר על חתנא דילי‏ : the blood of this circumcision shall atone for my groom
(1)
to treat the altar with the blood of a sacrifice
LJLA
PJ Ex29:37↗ שובעא יומין תכפר על מדבחא ותקדיש יתיה‏ ; PJ Lev9:15↗ וקריב ית קרבן עמא ונסב ית צפירא דחטאתא די לעמא ונכסיה וכפר באדמיה דצפירא היכמא דכפר באדם עיגלא דחטאתא דיליה דקריב בשירויא‏
2
to purge, totally remove
Syr
P Prov30:20↗ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܓܝܪܬܐ܂ ܐܟܠܐ ܘܡܟܦܪܐ ܦܘܡܗ݀‏
(1)
to clean thoroughly by wiping
Syr
PetrIb 18:6 ܟܕ ܟ݁ܦ݂ܪ ܠܐ̈ܣܐ ܘܠܬܛܠܝܠܐ‏ : when he wiped down the walls and the ceiling
3
w. _על, ל : to forgive
JLAtg, PTA, JBA
TgO Deut21:8↗ כַפַר לְעַמָך יִשרָאֵל‏ ; TgJ Jer18:23↗ לָא תְכַפַר עַל חוֹבֵיהוֹן‏ : you shall not forgive their sins ; GT GG Exod12:2↗ דבי יקום רבהון̊ לכפרא זעמך‏ : for in me their lord will rise to forgive your anger
4
to consume
Syr
JshddDiet 47:4 text not cited
5
to deny
LJLA
TgProv30:9↗ דלא אשבע ואכפר ואימר מן הוא אלהא‏ : I shall not swear, deny, and say "who is God"
Cˀafˁelto make to deny2 senses▶
1
to make to deny
Syr
DeathSatan3 23↗ ܘܲܒܝܲܕ ܐܲܢ̄ܬܬܵܐ ܙܟܼܝܬ ܘܲܐܟܦܲܪܬܸܗ‏ : by means of a woman I defeated him and made him deny
2
ܒ : to command to renounce
Syr
JECanSy 9:6 text not cited ; JulSok 183(88):21↗ ܐܟܦܪܟ ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ‏
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be denied3 senses▶
1
to be denied
Syr
Bhchr 581:4↗ ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܝܬܝܪ ܐܸܬܟ݁ܦܲܪ‏ : but it was greatly denied ; P Lk12:9↗ ܢܸܬ݂ܟܦ݂ܲܪ ܒܸܗ ܩܕ݂ܵܡ ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܲܘܗܼܝ̈ ܕܲܐܠܵܗܵܐ‏
2
to be broken
Syr
P Is28:18↗ ܘܢܬܟܦܪ ܩܝܡܟܘܢ‏
3
to be wiped out
Man
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁal_ל : (person) to be forgiven, atoned for (_ב : sin)2 senses▶
1
_ל : (person) to be forgiven, atoned for (_ב : sin)
JLAtg, PTA, JBA, LJLA
TgO Ex29:33↗ וְיֵיכְלוּן יָתְהוֹן דְאִתכַפַר בְהוֹן‏ : they should eat those things by which they have been forgiven ; TN Lev5:19mg.↗ באשמה יתכפר לה‏ : through the guilt-offering he will be forgiven ; BT Ara 21a(37)↗ ליה לאי<ני>ש דליכפר במידי דלאו דידיה‏ : a person does not want to receive atonement through something which is not his ; PJ Ex32:29↗ ויתכפר לכון קדם ייי‏ : you will be forgiven by the Lord
(1)
(sin)
PTA
TN Deut21:8↗ ויתכפר להון אדמה‏ : may the blood-shedding be forgiven them
2
to be purged, wiped out
Syr, LJLA
Hab 39:9 ܢܬܟܦܪܘܢ ܚܝ̈ܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܬܚܝܬ ܫܡܫܐ‏ ; TgEsth2 3:8(24)↗ הכדין תתכפר הדין מלכותא מן עלמ׳‏ : thus may this kingdom be wiped from the world
(1)
to be removed, slip (?)
Syr
PsHex 17:46(Sexta) ܢܦ݂ܠܘܢ݂ ܘܢܬܟ݁ܦܪܘܢ ܡܢ ܡܣܬܬܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ‏
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 644[340]DJPA: 267bDJBA: 597aJastrow: 662Drower/Macuch: 221bJ. Payne-Smith: 223Levy Ch-W: 1:381Tal Sam: 405DNWSI: 531DISO: 126DCPA[Schulthess]: 183[97]Qumran: 118

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