The story
- Hebrew · derived fromכַּפֹּרֶת
- German · derived fromGnadenstuhl
- English todaymercy seat
From mercy + seat, after German Gnadenstuhl, translating Hebrew כַּפֹּרֶת (kappóreth) (= Hellenistic Greek ἱλαστήριον (hilastḗrion) (Septuagint)/Latin propitiatorium (Vulgate)).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.