Forgiving
סַלָּחStrong’s H5546sallach (sal-lach)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Sallach is the Hebrew word usually translated “ready to forgive”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.”
Meaning
- Ready to forgive, forgiving
How it's translated
- and ready to forgive 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 1
1 book in all.
Related words
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Hebrew dictionary
סַלָּח sallach · forgiving
ready to forgive, forgiving
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “forgiving” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FORGIV'ING, participle present
tense
- Pardoning; remitting.
- adjective Disposed to forgive; inclined to overlook offenses; mild; merciful; compassionate; as a forgiving temper.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.