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This study investigated the use of the root nS' in the Pentateuch in an attempt to discover its semantic relationship to the concept of forgiveness. Survey of the available literature revealed a near vacuum in this area, apart from a couple of careful but brief treatments. Other studies were either very cursory or only partially relevant to the present study. Most writers tend to relegate the concept of forgiveness to the derived meaning of "remove" without substantiating it exegetically. Cognate languages affirmed the existence of the root and its ran e of meanings. The widest range of meanings and closest affinity to ~ e f r e w was found in Akkadian. Both languages used nS' in the context of caring and in handling wrongdoings. Biblical usage reveals a syntactically and semantically flexible root. Its basic sense is a deliberate, supportive upwards/onwards movement, both literal and metaphoric. Metaphoric meanings are based on the literal, either in the form of metonymy or by concretizing the abstracts. Idiomatic expressions involving body parts were found to indicate purposeful utilization rather than just some measurable movement. In the context of d', sin and wrongdoing are viewed as concrete objects which the wrongdoer must carry. Ultimately, it leads to the death of its camer. Symbolically, the burden of sin was transferred from the wrongdoer, who carried (nS') it, to the Sa"ctuary via the priests who bore (nJ3 it on/in his body into the presence of the Lord, whose very nature

The Use of nśʼ in the Pentateuch and its Contribution to the Concept of Forgiveness