Words the Bible translates as finish
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 9 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- kalahכָּלָהto reach a full end, or to bring something to its full end: to finish it, use it up, or wipe it out
- salemשָׁלֵםto be whole and finished, or to bring something to its finish: to reach completion, or to carry a work through to its end
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- to pay back in full: to give a person exactly what their deeds or debts have earned, whether restitution, reward, or punishment
- to pay a vow: to discharge in full a promise made to God by handing over exactly what was pledged
- to make peace with someone, or to be at peace with them: to end hostility and stand in settled, friendly relations
- tamamתָּמַםto be complete: to reach the end of something so that nothing of it is left
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- to be blameless: to be whole and sound in conduct, with no flaw of integrity
- teleōτελέωto bring something all the way to its appointed end: to finish, complete, or fully carry out.
- teleioōτελειόωto bring something all the way to its intended goal: to complete, finish, or make full and mature.
- epiteleōἐπιτελέωto bring fully to completion: to finish what was begun, or carry an appointed task all the way through
- batsaבָּצַעto bring to completion: to carry a work through to its decisive finish
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- to cut off: to sever a piece decisively from a whole, and so to bring a life or thing to an abrupt end
- to gain unjustly: to grab dishonest profit at another's expense; to be greedy for gain
- kelalכְּלַלto finish a building: to carry construction work through to the point where the structure stands complete.
- exartizōἐξαρτίζωto finish/furnishnot studied yet
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