the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Strong's #5545 - סָלַח
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- to forgive, pardon
- (Qal) to forgive, pardon
- (Niphal) to be forgiven
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2482) hlx (סלהה SLHh) AC: Forgive CO: ? AB: ?: [from: lx- lifting one out of a debt]
V) hlx (סלהה SLHh) - Forgive: KJV (46): (vf: Paal, Niphal) forgive, pardon, spare - Strongs: H5545 (סָלַח)
Nm) hlx (סלהה SLHh) - Forgiving: KJV (1): forgive - Strongs: H5546 (סַלָּח)
bf1) ehilx (סליההה SLYHhH) - Forgiveness: KJV (3): forgiveness, pardon - Strongs: H5547 (סְלִיחָה)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Qal Perfect 2 masculine singular סָלַחְתָּ Exodus 34:9 9t., סָלָ֑חְתָּ Lamentations 3:42 2t.; 1 singular סָלַחְתִּי Numbers 14:20 2t.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִסְלַח Numbers 30:6 4t.; 1 singular אֶסְלַה Jeremiah 31:34 3t. + Jeremiah 5:7 Qr (Kt אֶסְלוֺהַ); Imperative סְלַח Numbers 14:19; Amos 7:2; סְלָ֑חָה Daniel 9:19; Infinitiveסְלֹתַ Deuteronomy 29:19; 2 Kings 24:4; סְלוֺתַ Isaiah 55:7; Participle active סֹלֵחַ Psalm 103:3; — forgive, pardon, always of God : absolute Numbers 14:20 (J), 1 Kings 8:30,39 2 Chronicles 6:21,30; 2 Kings 24:4; Isaiah 55:7; Amos 7:2; Lamentations 3:42; Daniel 9:19; with לְ of the sin Exodus 34:9; Numbers 14:19 (both J), Jeremiah 31:34; Jeremiah 33:8; Jeremiah 36:3; Psalm 25:11; Psalm 103:3; 1 Kings 8:34,36 2 Chronicles 6:23,27; 7:14; + לְ of sinner Deuteronomy 29:19; 1 Kings 8:50 2 Chronicles 6:39; 2 Kings 5:18 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 5:1,7; Jeremiah 50:20, and in law, Numbers 30:6; Numbers 30:9; Numbers 30:13 (P).
Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular נִסְלַח with לְ technical term in code of P, it shall be forgiven him לוֺ Leviticus 4:26,31,35; Leviticus 5:10,13,16,18; Leviticus 5:26; Leviticus 19:22; Numbers 15:28; them לַהֶם Leviticus 4:20; Numbers 15:25; ׳לְכָלעֲֿדַת וגו Numbers 15:26.
סָלַח fut. יִסְלַח to pardon, forgive; followed by a dat., Exodus 34:9; 1 Kings 8:34, 36 1 Kings 8:36, 39 1 Kings 8:39. (Chald. Zab. id.; Eth. with the letters transposed, ተሠሀለ፡ to be merciful, propitious, to pardon; comp. Arab. سهل to shew oneself gentle. The primary idea seems to be that of lightness, lifting up; compare סָלָא, סָלָה).
Niphal, to be forgiven (used of sin), Leviticus 4:20, 26, 31 5:10, 13. Hence