סְלִיחָהçᵉlîychâh

forgiveness (Psalms 130:4; Nehemiah 9:17; Daniel 9:9)

Pronunciation: sel-ee-khaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5547

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Nehemiah 9:17 They refused to obey and did not remember the miracles you had done for them. Instead, they became stubborn and appointed a leader to take them back to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and merciful, slow to become angry, and rich in unfailing love. You did not abandon them,
  • Psalms 130:4 But you offer forgiveness, that we might learn to fear you.
  • Daniel 9:9 But the Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).