Çâlach — H5545

H5545 · Hebrew — סלח

Pronunciation: saw-lakh'

Definition

verb

to forgive

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

Usually translated as

forgive, pardon, spare

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Çâlach occurs 46 times in 45 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Leviticus (10), Numbers (8), Deuteronomy (1), 1 Kings (5), 2 Kings (2), 2 Chronicles (6), Psalms (2), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (6), Lamentations (1), Daniel (1), Amos (1)

Strong's Lexicon — C