Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
forgiveness
Usage: forgiveness
Strong's Number
H5547
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
3
Books
3
Strong's H5547 Quick Answer
Strong's H5547 סְלִיחָה (cliychah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. cliychah (sel-ee-khaw') n-f. 1. pardon [from H5545] It has 3 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include pardon and forgiveness. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- cliychah (sel-ee-khaw') n-f. 1. pardon [from H5545]
- Usage
- 3 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- pardon and forgiveness
Meaning and Definition
cliychah (sel-ee-khaw') n-f. 1. pardon [from H5545] KJV: forgiveness, pardon. Root(s): H5545
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5547. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H5547 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render cliychah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
forgiveness
Psalms 130:4
pardon
Nehemiah 9:17
How Strong's H5547 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 3 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H5547 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H5547 in the Old Testament
3 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.
But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;
Usage Excerpts
First 3 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5547.
And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.
But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5547, grouped by book.
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H5547 FAQ
What does celichah (סְלִיחָה) mean?
Celichah (Strong's H5547) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "pardon". cliychah (sel-ee-khaw') n-f. 1. pardon [from H5545]
How many times is celichah (סְלִיחָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 3 linked usages for Strong's H5547 across 3 books.
Where can I study celichah (סְלִיחָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5547 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate celichah (סְלִיחָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as pardon and forgiveness. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.