Words the Bible translates as forsake
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 7 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- kataleipōκαταλείπωto leave behind: to go away from someone or something, or to let it stay behind, remain, or be given up
- azavעָזַבto leave: to let go of someone or something, whether by simply walking away or by abandoning what one was bound to hold onto
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- to restore or repair, as in setting a wall or building back in order
- egkataleipōἐγκαταλείπωto abandon someone: to walk away and leave a person stranded in the very trouble they needed you for
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- to leave someone or something remaining: to let a survivor or a remainder be left when the rest is gone
- raphahרָפָהto go slack: for a grip, a hand, or strength to loosen and give way, or to make it do so, ranging from losing heart to letting go to leaving alone
- natashנָטַשׁto abandon: to walk away from someone or something one is bound to keep
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- to let lie: to release a field or a matter and leave it alone
- to spread out: to scatter, deploy, or let loose over an area
- zanaḥזָנַחto reject: to cast off decisively, refusing to keep or accept
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- to become foul: (of standing water) to grow stagnant and rancid
- apotassōἀποτάσσωto take leave of: to make a clean break, either by saying goodbye to people or by letting go of what you own
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