Words the Bible translates as rebel
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 6 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- marahמָרָהto rebel: to defiantly refuse to obey a rightful authority, above all God himself.
- parapikrainōπαραπικραίνωto rebelnot studied yet
- pashahפָּשַׁעto rebel against God: to break faith with the One you owe loyalty to, treating sin as defiance rather than mere failure.
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- to revolt against a ruler: to throw off the authority of a king or overlord and break away.
- maradמָרַדto rebel: to renounce allegiance to a rightful authority and rise up against it
- lēstēsλῃστήςa robber who takes by open force: a violent bandit or highwayman, and by extension an armed rebel.
- sararסָרַרto be stubborn: to dig in and refuse to submit to a rightful authority
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