סָלַ֖חְתִּי
𐤎𐤋𐤇𐤕𐤉
çâlach
I have forgiven
To forgive, specifically indicating the act of pardoning or remitting wrongdoing, injury, or guilt, almost exclusively with reference to divine forgiveness as an act of mercy or grace. The verb denotes lifting or removal of liability for offense but does not erase all consequences. It is primarily used to describe YHWH's pardoning of individual or collective transgressions, rarely if ever ascribed to human action in the Hebrew Bible.
Numbers 14:20 · Word #3
Lexicon H5545
| Lemma | סָלַח |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤎𐤋𐤇 |
| Transliteration | çâlach |
| Strong's | H5545 |
| Definition | To forgive, specifically indicating the act of pardoning or remitting wrongdoing, injury, or guilt, almost exclusively with reference to divine forgiveness as an act of mercy or grace. The verb denotes lifting or removal of liability for offense but does not erase all consequences. It is primarily used to describe YHWH's pardoning of individual or collective transgressions, rarely if ever ascribed to human action in the Hebrew Bible. |
Morphology HVqp1cs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | I have forgiven |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5545-06
I have pardoned
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, perfect conjugation, 1st person common singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple active act of granting pardon, and the 1st person singular perfect denotes completed action: "I have pardoned." This preserves the root’s core sense of authoritative remission of guilt. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
I have forgiven
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 used 'I have pardoned', but the context is divine forgiveness following a request; 'I have forgiven' is more accurate per the SILEX definition and aligns with common renderings, showing divine response to appeal. |