Words the Bible translates as forgiveness

English uses one word here. The Bible uses 2 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.

aphesisἄφεσιςforgiveness: the cancellation of the guilt and penalty of sin, God's pardon that lets the offense go and no longer counts it against the person
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- release: the setting free of captives and the liberty proclaimed for the oppressed
seliḥahסְלִיחָהforgivenessnot studied yet

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