Forgive in Scripture.
Explore forgive in the Bible through the Hebrew 'Salach / Nasa' (To forgive, pardon, lift up) and Greek 'Aphiemi' (To send away, forgive, release). Discover how every original-language word for Forgive deepens your understanding of Scripture.
Greek Terms
cry, forgive, forsake, lay aside, leave, let (alone, be, go, have), omit, put (send) away, remit, suffer, yield up. - an intensive form of , to go) - to send forth, in various applications (as follow)
deliverance, forgiveness, liberty, remission. - freedom - (figuratively) pardon
Definition Comparison
| Strong's | Word | Language | Definition | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H5545 | סָלַחçâlach | Hebrew | forgive, pardon, spare. - to forgive 1) to forgive, pardon 1a) (Qal) to forgive, pardon 1b) (Niphal) to be forgiven | 45 |
| H5375 | נָשָׂאnâsâʼ | Hebrew | or נָסָה nâçâh (nawsaw'); (Psalm 4:6 (אֲבַד)), a primitive root accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable ([phrase] man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, [idiom] needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, [phrase] swear, take (away, up), [idiom] utterly, wear, yield. - to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lift, lift up 1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure 1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted 1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up 1b3) to be borne, be carried 1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist 1c2) to desire, long (fig.) 1c3) to carry, bear continuously 1c4) to take, take away 1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity) 1e2) to cause to bring, have brought | 605 |
| G863 | ἀφίημιaphíēmi | Greek | cry, forgive, forsake, lay aside, leave, let (alone, be, go, have), omit, put (send) away, remit, suffer, yield up. - an intensive form of , to go) - to send forth, in various applications (as follow) | 133 |
| G859 | ἄφεσιςáphesis | Greek | deliverance, forgiveness, liberty, remission. - freedom - (figuratively) pardon | 16 |
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