CategoryDoctrine / Atonement Object
Modern Equivalentatonement cover; place of mercy.
KJV Word TypeTheological noun / atonement object
DefinitionThe covering of the Ark of the Covenant, associated with God’s presence and atonement. On the Day of Atonement, blood was sprinkled before the mercy seat.
Key Verses"And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark." (Exodus 25:21)
KJV Usage NoteRefers to the ark’s covering associated with atonement and God’s presence, not merely a seat for sitting.
Common MisunderstandingIt is not a chair or throne seat; it is the ark’s covering associated with atonement, mercy, and God’s presence.
EtymologyIn KJV usage, a translation associated with the place of propitiation or atonement.