סְלִיחָה
seliha (sǝlîḥâ)
/sel-ee-KHAW/
“forgiveness, pardon”
Forgiveness, plenary pardon; 'There is forgiveness with You, that You may be feared' (Psalm 130:4, Nehemiah 9:17, Daniel 9:9).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From סָלַח (H5545).
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
forgivenesspardon
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: סְלִיחָה (forgiveness, pardon) -> ἄφεσις (dismissal, release, pardon)
LXX conceptual translation: סְלִיחָה (forgiveness, pardon) -> ἱλασμός (an appeasing, a means of appeasing, propitiation)
Key Biblical Occurrences (3)
Foundational passages where סְלִיחָה (seliha) carries significant theological or narrative weight.