What does סְלִיחָה (sĕliyḥāh) mean in the Bible?
סְלִיחָה (sĕliyḥāh): Forgiveness that restores covenant relationship; divine pardon removing guilt and its consequences
Hebrew · H5547
סְלִיחָה
Pardon
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סְלִיחָה H5547
Pronunciation sĕliyḥāh
What does סְלִיחָה (sĕliyḥāh) mean in the Bible?
סְלִיחָה (sĕliyḥāh): Forgiveness that restores covenant relationship; divine pardon removing guilt and its consequences
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How does the BSB render H5547?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and forgiveness (1), are a forgiving (1), there is forgiveness (1).
Where does סְלִיחָה (sĕliyḥāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Nehemiah 9:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (1), Nehemiah (1), Psalms (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and forgiveness 1× Daniel 9:9
are a forgiving 1× Nehemiah 9:17
there is forgiveness 1× Psalms 130:4
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First aligned row Nehemiah 9:17
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Nehemiah 1 Psalms 1 Daniel 1
Source forms
הַסְּלִיחָ֑ה 1x has·sə·lî·ḥāh Psalms 130:4
וְהַסְּלִח֑וֹת 1x wə·has·sə·li·ḥō·wṯ Daniel 9:9
סְלִיח֜וֹת 1x sə·lî·ḥō·wṯ Nehemiah 9:17
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Psalms 130:4
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x Daniel 9:9
Noun - feminine plural 1x Nehemiah 9:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Forgiveness that restores covenant relationship; divine pardon removing guilt and its consequences
Source Gloss
pardon
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Forgiveness that restores covenant relationship; divine pardon removing guilt and its consequences
pardon BDB: forgiveness Usage: forgiveness, pardon.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
סְלִיחָה is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain