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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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a -lā ´ (הניח , hēnı̄aḥ , "to cause to rest," "soothe": "Gentleness allayeth (lit., "pacifieth") great offenses" (Ecclesiastes 10:4 )): The word is applied to what "excites, disturbs and makes uneasy" (Smith, Synonyms Discriminated , 106).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Allay'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​a/allay.html. 1915.
 
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