Words the Bible translates as leave
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 19 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
- aphiēmiἀφίημιto let, allow, or leave alone: to permit something rather than stop or hinder it
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- to let go: to release your hold so a person or thing departs, stays behind, or is left where it is
- to forgive: to cancel what is owed, whether a debt or a sin, so it is no longer charged against the person
- aphistēmiἀφίστημιto move away from a place, person, or commitment: to depart, withdraw, or fall away
- 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
- nu'aḥנוּחַto set down: to lay, deposit, or place a thing somewhere, and by extension to leave it, leave it alone, or let it be
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- to come to rest: to settle down, alight, and be at quiet after motion or trouble
- to give rest: to grant relief and security, almost always God settling his people safe from their enemies
- sha'arשָׁאַרto be left over after the rest is gone, or to leave something over
- yatarיָתַרto leave over: to set part aside so it stays, to have more than enough, or to spare someone alive
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- to be left over: to still be there after the rest is gone, used up, or destroyed
- hupoleipōὑπολείπωto leavenot studied yet
- aniēmiἀνίημιto loosen/leavenot studied yet
- eaōἐάωto let something happen or let something be, by not stepping in to stop it
- natashנָטַשׁto let lie: to release a field or a matter and leave it alone
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- to abandon: to walk away from someone or something one is bound to keep
- to spread out: to scatter, deploy, or let loose over an area
- apoleipōἀπολείπωto leave a person or thing behind and go on without it, so that what is left stays where it is
- chōrizōχωρίζωto separate or part: to divide one thing from another, or (of a person) to withdraw and go away
- anachōreōἀναχωρέωto withdraw: to leave a place and pull back, often as a deliberate retreat from a threat
- yatsagיָצַגto set something down in a chosen place: to put, station, or present it there deliberately
- apotassōἀποτάσσωto take leave of: to make a clean break, either by saying goodbye to people or by letting go of what you own
- apochōreōἀποχωρέωto leavenot studied yet
- metairōμεταίρωto leavenot studied yet
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