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An encyclopedia based on the NIV and the NASB, this volume explores the Hebrew and Greek words that lie behind the English words. Whether you’re a pastor, a student, or simply a lover of the Bible, this book helps you get more out of God’s Word by revealing the original meanings of key biblical words. The reader-friendly, narrative style makes it easy to explore the Hebrew and Greek words that...

REPENT Is repentance, as someone has said, “being sorry enough about your sins to stop”? What is true repentance, and how can we know if we have repented? OT 1. The OT concept of repentance NT 2. The NT concept of repentance 3. Conclusions OT—1. The OT concept of repentance. Two OT words have been translated “repent” in the NIV and NASB. The first, nāḥam, means “to be sorry,” “to regret,” or “to have pity, compassion.” The KJV translated the Niphal stem of this verb by “repent” almost forty times.
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