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| 'keperet' refers to a specific part of the so-called "Ark of the Covenant". It was made of pure gold | 'keperet' is traditionally interpreted as "Mercy Seat", which refers to the lid of the so-called "Ark of the Covenant". According to Exodus 25, it was of pure gold and had a [[kerobim]] at each end. |
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| | 'keperet' is formed by adding the [[et]] suffix to the root word, [[keper]] so it isn't really a word in its own right, but more likely a variant of [[keper]]. For further discussion see the article on [[affixes]]. |
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| It is quite likely that the word really just means a "cover". Is there a difference between 'keperet' and [[keper]]? | |
| Since we do not know much about the function of the '[[et]]' [[affixes|suffix]], it is difficult to determine. | |
