Lexical Definition

‎סָלַח‎ çâlach (saw-lakh') to forgive ^H:V
a primitive root

forgive, pardon, spare.

• to forgive

1) to forgive, pardon
1a) (Qal) to forgive, pardon
1b) (Niphal) to be forgiven

See Greek: ἀφαιρέω · ἀφίημι · ἱλάσκομαι · ἵλεως · καθαρίζω · μιμνήσκω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎סָלַח‎] verb forgive, pardon (ᵑ7 ‎סְלַת‎ id., Late Hebrew ‎סְלִיחָה‎ forgiveness): —

Qal Perfect 2 masculine singular ‎סָלַחְתָּ‎ Exod 34:9 + 9 t., ‎סָלָ֑חְתָּ‎ Lam 3:42 + 2 t.; 1 singular ‎סָלַחְתִּי‎ Num 14:20 + 2 t.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יִסְלַח‎ Num 30:6* + 4 t.; 1 singular ‎אֶסְלַה‎ Jer 31:34 + 3 t. + Jer 5:7 Qr (Kt ‎אֶסְלוֺהַ‎); Imperative ‎סְלַח‎ Num 14:19; Amos 7:2 ‎סְלָ֑חָה‎ Dan 9:19 Infinitive‎סְלֹתַ‎ Deut 29:19*; 2Kgs 24:4 ‎סְלוֺתַ‎ Isa 55:7 Participle active ‎סֹלֵחַ‎ Ps 103:3 — forgive, pardon, always of God : absolute Num 14:20 (J), 1Kgs 8:30; 1Kgs 8:39 = 2Chr 6:21; 2Chr 6:30; 2Kgs 24:4; Isa 55:7; Amos 7:2; Lam 3:42; Dan 9:19 with ‎לְ‎ of the sin Exod 34:9; Num 14:19 (both J), Jer 31:34; Jer 33:8; Jer 36:3; Ps 25:11; Ps 103:3; 1Kgs 8:34; 1Kgs 8:36 = 2Chr 6:23; 2Chr 6:27; 2Chr 7:14 + ‎לְ‎ of sinner Deut 29:19*; 1Kgs 8:50 = 2Chr 6:39; 2Kgs 5:18 (twice in verse); Jer 5:1; Jer 5:7; Jer 50:20, and in law, Num 30:6*; Num 30:9*; Num 30:13* (P). Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎נִסְלַח‎ with ‎לְ‎ technical term in code of P, it shall be forgiven him ‎לוֺ‎ Lev 4:26; Lev 4:31; Lev 4:35; Lev 5:10; Lev 5:13; Lev 5:16; Lev 5:18; Lev 5:26*; Lev 19:22; Num 15:28 them ‎לַהֶם‎ Lev 4:20; Num 15:25 ‎׳‎‎לְכָלעֲֿדַת וגו‎ vNum 15:26.

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