Judaism ForumAsk an Orthodox JewHi aineo! Well, the Hebrew word that is usually translated as "atonement" is kapara or kipurim (hence "Yom Kippur" is "The day of Atonement"). However, the k-p-r root, in Biblical Hebrew, means something like "coat/cover/protect". I've found a longish article by a noted rabbi here in Israel on how this jibes with the definition of "atonement" as "espiation for sin/wrongdoing". However, the article is replete with transliterated Hebrew terms that you will probably be unfamiliar with. If you like, I'll make a list/glossary of the terms in the order that they appear in the article & send it to you along with the article. Howzat? In the meantime, have a gander at: http://ohr.edu/special/books/faithtoc.htm#t9. Be well! Andyhill |
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