Biblical Hebrew H5545 verb 46 occurrences

סָלַח

Transliteration: salah (sālaḥ)

Pronunciation: /saw-LAKH/

“to forgive, pardon (solely divine)”

To forgive, pardon; reserved in Hebrew Bible exclusively for divine forgiveness, never human pardoning; God blotting out guilt upon atonement.

Lexical & Etymological Analysis

Primitive root.

forgivepardonspare

Cross-Testament Bridge

How this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.

LXX conceptual translation: סָלַח (to forgive, pardon (solely divine)) -> ἀφίημι (to send forth, send away, let go)

LXX conceptual translation: סָלַח (to forgive, pardon (solely divine)) -> G2433

Direct Cross-Language Equivalents:

G0863 ἀφίημι (aphiemi — “to send forth, send away, let go”)

Foundational passages where סָלַח (salah) carries significant theological or narrative weight.