What does סָרָה · ἀποστασία mean in the Bible?
סָרָה · ἀποστασία is a Hebrew phrase meaning "defection, rebellion, or turning away from authority".
Hebrew · H5627, G646
סָרָה
Apostasy , crime ; figuratively, remission · defection from truth (properly, the state) ("apostasy")
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סָרָה H5627 apostasy , crime ; figuratively, remission
Pronunciation sārāh
Rebellion as willful turning away from covenant loyalty; primarily apostasy rather than mere error or accident
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ἀποστασία G646 defection from truth (properly, the state) ("apostasy")
Pronunciation apostasía
Religious defection from faith, not merely political rebellion; abandonment of Christian truth commitment.
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What does סָרָה (sarah) mean in the Bible?
סָרָה · ἀποστασία is a Hebrew phrase meaning "defection, rebellion, or turning away from authority".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5627, G646?
H5627, G646 is connected to 8 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. defection, rebellion, or turning away from authority
Strong's H5627, G646
Lexical occurrences 8 verses Source Gloss
defection, rebellion, or turning away from authority
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
סָרָה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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