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redemption
Redemption, release, rescue through payment or kinship
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Authority Score
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Verse Frequency
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Books
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Cross-References
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Etymology
Ancient Hebrewgeulah(Hebrew)
Redemption, release, rescue through payment or kinship
Related to goel (redeemer); kinsman-redeemer concept in Torah
Biblical Greekapolytrosis(Greek)
Redemption, deliverance, release through ransom payment
Apo (from) + lytrosis (loosing); release through ransom or liberation
Classical Arabicfidya(Arabic)
Redemption, ransom, release from bondage
Ransom concept; paying to release or substitute for another
Sanskritvimukti(Sanskrit)
Liberation, release from bondage or cycle of rebirth
Complete liberation (moksha/vimukti) from samsara