סָרָהçârâh
apostasy, crime; figuratively, remission
Pronunciation: saw-raw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5627
Meanings
a turning aside, defection, apostasy, withdrawal
1. defection, used apparently of any moral or legal offence (Deuteronomy 19:16; Isaiah 59:13)
2. apostasy (Deuteronomy 13:6; Isaiah 1:5; Isaiah 31:6)
3. withdrawal (Isaiah 14:6; Isaiah 14:25; Amos 6:7)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Deuteronomy 13:5 The false prophets or visionaries who try to lead you astray must be put to death, for they encourage rebellion against the Lord your God, who redeemed you from slavery and brought you out of the land of Egypt. Since they try to lead you astray from the way the Lord your God commanded you to live, you must put them to death. In this way you will purge the evil from among you.
- Deuteronomy 19:16 “If a malicious witness comes forward and accuses someone of a crime,
- Isaiah 1:5 Why do you continue to invite punishment? Must you rebel forever? Your head is injured, and your heart is sick.
- Isaiah 14:6 You struck the people with endless blows of rage and held the nations in your angry grip with unrelenting tyranny.
- Isaiah 31:6 Though you are such wicked rebels, my people, come and return to the Lord.
- Isaiah 59:13 We know we have rebelled and have denied the Lord. We have turned our backs on our God. We know how unfair and oppressive we have been, carefully planning our deceitful lies.
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).