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mercy seat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables
mer-cy seat
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The lid of the Ark of the Covenant, on which God is said to have been enthroned; taken to represent the throne in heaven.

noun

Synonym of mourners' bench.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From mercy + seat, after German Gnadenstuhl, translating Hebrew כַּפֹּרֶת (kappóreth) (= Hellenistic Greek ἱλαστήριον (hilastḗrion) (Septuagint)/Latin propitiatorium (Vulgate)).

Inflected Forms

mercy seats (plural)

Synonyms

mourners' bench

Questions

What does mercy seat mean?
The lid of the Ark of the Covenant, on which God is said to have been enthroned; taken to represent the throne in heaven.
Where does mercy seat come from?
From mercy + seat, after German Gnadenstuhl, translating Hebrew כַּפֹּרֶת (kappóreth) (= Hellenistic Greek ἱλαστήριον (hilastḗrion) (Septuagint)/Latin propitiatorium (Vulgate)).

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