mercy seat

短语

n. 约柜的金盖（被视为上帝休息的地方），上帝的御座

词形变化

mercy seats 复数 mercy seats

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    宗教
  2. 2.

    Synonym of mourners' bench.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

covering throne

词源

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

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