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Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #5545 - סָלַח

Transliteration

çâlach

Phonetics

saw-lakh'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

1505

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to forgive, pardon
1. (Qal) to forgive, pardon
2. (Niphal) to be forgiven

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 851 ‑ ἀφαιρέω (af‑ahee‑reh'‑o); 2433 ‑ ἱλάσκομαι (hil‑as'‑kom‑ahee); 2436 ‑ ἵλεως (hil'‑eh‑oce); 2511 ‑ καθαρίζω (kath‑ar‑id'‑zo); 3403 ‑ μιμνῄσκομαι (mim‑nace'‑ko); 863 ‑ ἀφίημι (af‑ee'‑ay‑mee);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (44)

Exodus 1

Leviticus 8

Numbers 8

Deuteronomy 1

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 6

Psalms 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 6

Lamentations 1

Daniel 1

Amos 1

BSB (46)

Exodus 1

Leviticus 10

Numbers 8

Deuteronomy 1

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 6

Psalms 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 6

Lamentations 1

Daniel 1

Amos 1

CSB (45)

Exodus 1

Leviticus 10

Numbers 8

Deuteronomy 1

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 6

Psalms 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 6

Lamentations 1

Daniel 1

Amos 1

ESV (46)

Exodus 1

Leviticus 10

Numbers 8

Deuteronomy 1

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 6

Psalms 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 6

Lamentations 1

Daniel 1

Amos 1

KJV (46)

Exodus 1

Leviticus 10

Numbers 8

Deuteronomy 1

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 6

Psalms 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 6

Lamentations 1

Daniel 1

Amos 1

LEB (45)

Exodus 1

Leviticus 10

Numbers 8

Deuteronomy 1

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 6

Psalms 2

Jeremiah 6

Lamentations 1

Daniel 1

Amos 1

LSB (46)

Exodus 1

Leviticus 10

Numbers 8

Deuteronomy 1

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 6

Psalms 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 6

Lamentations 1

Daniel 1

Amos 1

N95 (45)

Exodus 1

Leviticus 10

Numbers 8

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 6

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 6

Lamentations 1

Daniel 1

Amos 1

NAS (47)

Exodus 1

Leviticus 10

Numbers 8

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 1

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 6

Psalms 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 6

Lamentations 1

Daniel 1

Amos 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (46)

Exodus 1

Leviticus 10

Numbers 8

Deuteronomy 1

1 Kings 5

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 6

Psalms 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 6

Lamentations 1

Daniel 1

Amos 1

ASV (44)

against me; and i will pardon 1

and forgive 8

and he shall be forgiven 4

and i will pardon her 1

and pardon 1

and they shall be forgiven 1

and will forgive 1

can i pardon 1

for him, and he shall be forgiven 1

for him; and he shall be forgiven 1

for i will forgive 1

for i will pardon 1

for them, and they shall be forgiven 1

forgive 4

i have pardoned 1

it not, and he shall be forgiven 1

not pardon 2

pardon 5

shall be forgiven 1

shall be forgiven him 1

that i may forgive 1

thou hast not pardoned 1

who forgiveth 1

will forgive 1

will forgive her 2

BSB (46)

and forgive 6

and he will be forgiven 9

and may you forgive 2

and they will be forgiven 1

and will forgive 1

forgive 7

forgiven 1

he who forgives 1

he will be forgiven 1

i have pardoned them 1

i will forgive 2

may you forgive 2

pardon 2

should i forgive you 1

so that they may be forgiven 1

then i will forgive 2

to forgive 2

will absolve 3

will be forgiven 1

CSB (45)

absolve 2

forgive 22

forgive her 1

forgive you 1

forgiven 14

forgives 1

pardon 3

pardoned 1

ESV (46)

forgive 20

forgiven 14

forgives 1

pardon 10

pardoned 1

KJV (46)

forgive 18

forgiven 13

forgiveth 1

pardon 11

pardoned 2

spare 1

LEB (45)

and ⌊he will be forgiven⌋ 2

and ⌊he will be forgiven⌋ 1

and ⌊they will be forgiven⌋ 1

and forgive 8

and he shall be forgiven 3

and he will be forgiven 3

and i will forgive 2

and will forgive 1

and you must forgive 1

and you shall forgive 1

can i forgive you 1

forgive 4

forgiven 1

i have forgiven them according to 1

i will forgive 2

pardon 2

shall be forgiven 1

so that i may forgive it 1

to forgive 2

who forgives 1

will be forgiven 1

will forgive 1

will forgive her 2

you shall forgive 1

LSB (46)

forgive 14

forgiven 10

pardon 16

pardoned 5

pardons 1

N95 (45)

forgive 19

forgiven 13

pardon 11

pardoned 2

NAS (47)

forgive 27

forgiven 14

pardon 4

pardoned 1

pardons 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (46)

and forgive 8

and he shall be forgiven 1

and he will be forgiven 4

and i will pardon her 1

and they shall be forgiven 1

and will forgive 1

can i pardon 1

for i will forgive 1

for i will pardon 1

forgive 4

i have pardoned 1

not pardon 2

pardon 5

please pardon 1

shall be forgiven 1

shall be forgiven him 1

that i may forgive 1

who forgives 1

will forgive 1

will forgive her 2

you have not pardoned 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2482) h l x (סלהה SLHh) AC: Forgive CO: ? AB: ?: [from: lx- lifting one out of a debt]

V) h l x (סלהה SLHh) - Forgive: KJV (46): (vf: Paal, Niphal) forgive, pardon, spare - Strongs: H5545 (סָלַח)

N^m) h l x (סלהה SLHh) - Forgiving: KJV (1): forgive - Strongs: H5546 (סַלָּח)

b^f1) e h i l x (סליההה SLYHhH) - Forgiveness: KJV (3): forgiveness, pardon - Strongs: H5547 (סְלִיחָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[סָלַח] verb forgive, pardon (ᵑ7סְלַת id., Late Hebrew סְלִיחָה forgiveness): —

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.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

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

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List of Word Forms

אֶֽסְלַֽח־ אֶסְלַ֖ח אֶסְלַח֙ אסלח אסלח־ הַסֹּלֵ֥חַ הסלח וְֽסָלַחְתָּ֥ וְאֶסְלַ֖ח וְאֶסְלַח֙ וְנִסְלַ֗ח וְנִסְלַ֣ח וְנִסְלַ֥ח וְסָ֣לַחְתָּ֔ וְסָ֨לַחְתָּ֜ וְסָלַחְתִּ֗י וְסָלַחְתִּ֥י וְסָלַחְתָּ֛ וְסָלַחְתָּ֣ וְסָלַחְתָּ֤ וְסָלַחְתָּ֥ וְסָלָֽחְתָּ׃ ואסלח ונסלח וסלחת וסלחת׃ וסלחתי יִֽסְלַֽח־ יִֽסְלַח־ יִסְלַ֥ח יִסְלַח־ יסלח יסלח־ לִסְלֹֽחַ׃ לִסְלֽוֹחַ׃ לָ֔ךְ לך לסלוח׃ לסלח׃ סְֽלַֽח־ סְלַֽח־ סְלָ֔חָה סְלֹ֣חַֽ סָלַ֖חְתִּי סָלָֽחְתָּ׃ סלח סלח־ סלחה סלחת׃ סלחתי ’es·laḥ ’es·laḥ- ’eslaḥ ’eslaḥ- eslach has·sō·lê·aḥ hassoLeach hassōlêaḥ Lach lāḵ lis·lō·aḥ lis·lō·w·aḥ lisLoach lislōaḥ lislōwaḥ sā·lā·ḥə·tā sā·laḥ·tî saLacheta saLachti sālāḥətā sālaḥtî sə·lā·ḥāh sə·laḥ- sə·lō·aḥ selach seLachah səlaḥ- səlāḥāh seLoach səlōaḥ veesLach venisLach vesaLacheta vesalachTa vesalachTi wə’eslaḥ wə·’es·laḥ wə·nis·laḥ wə·sā·lā·ḥə·tā wə·sā·laḥ·tā wə·sā·laḥ·tî wənislaḥ wəsālāḥətā wəsālaḥtā wəsālaḥtî yis·laḥ yis·laḥ- yislach yislaḥ yislaḥ-