Words the Bible translates as ransom
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 8 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- lutroōλυτρόωto ransomnot studied yet
- kipherכִּפֶּרto make atonement: to set right the damage that sin or impurity has done, by a ritual, a payment, or an equivalent life, so that the offender and the holy place are cleared and God's anger turned away.
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- to coat with pitch, to smear something over with tar to make it watertight.
- padahפָּדָהto ransom: to free a person or thing held by another by handing over a substitute in its place
- shaḥadשֹׁחַדa payment or gift handed to someone to sway a decision or win their favor
- lutronλύτρονransomnot studied yet
- kopherכֹּפֶרa ransom: a price paid in place of a life that is forfeit, to spare it from the death or penalty it owes
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- pitch: the black, tar-like bitumen used to seal and waterproof
- henna: the fragrant henna shrub and its clustered, pale blossoms
- a village: an unwalled country settlement, set against a fortified town
- exagorazōἐξαγοράζωto buy someone out: to pay the price that frees a person from a claim held over them
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- to buy up the available time: to seize an opportunity fully while it is still open
- antilutronἀντίλυτρονransomnot studied yet
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