Words the Bible translates as let go
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- shalaḥשָׁלַחto send: to make a person or thing go out from you toward a destination, a target, or freedom
- azavעָזַבto leave: to let go of someone or something, whether by simply walking away or by abandoning what one was bound to hold onto
+1 more meaning
- to restore or repair, as in setting a wall or building back in order
- 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
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