Semantic Analysis — Hebrews (Hindi Destination Language Package)

Scope and Method

This analysis covers Hebrews 1–13 in the original Koine Greek. The core passage, Hebrews 9:11-28, receives full verse-by-verse treatment of every load-bearing term. Every other chapter receives a chapter-level section treating its load-bearing theological terms with the same analytical fields. Where a term is already established in the baseline Romans/Galatians Language Package (translation_memory.json), that exact rendering is reused and marked [BASELINE REUSE]; it is not re-litigated here except to note any Hebrews-specific nuance. New terms are proposed with a Hindi rendering, transliteration, and risk tier consistent with the baseline’s guardrails (never धर्म for righteousness/law, never मुक्ति/मोक्ष for salvation/freedom, never पुनर्जन्म for resurrection/rebirth, never अवतार for incarnation, never शक्ति for God’s power, कृपा reserved for non-grace contexts, आशीर्वाद avoided for covenantal blessing, फल always governed by a genitive to avoid कर्म-फल collision).

Each term entry provides: Original (Greek), Transliteration, Literal meaning, Semantic range, English variants (major English Bible traditions), Contextual theological meaning (in Hebrews), and Destination rendering risk (proposed/required Hindi rendering plus risk tier and rationale).

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PART 1 — CORE PASSAGE: HEBREWS 9:11-28 (Verse-by-Verse)

Hebrews 9:11

Greek: Χριστὸς δὲ παραγενόμενος ἀρχιερεὺς τῶν γενομένων ἀγαθῶν διὰ τῆς μείζονος καὶ τελειοτέρας σκηνῆς οὐ χειροποιήτου, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν οὐ ταύτης τῆς κτίσεως

Terms	Variants	Theological Meaning in Context	Destination Rendering & Risk
Χριστός Christos Anointed One	Title/name for Jesus Christ	Reuse baseline messiah entry (मसीह); here functioning as proper name and title simultaneously.	मसीह [BASELINE REUSE] — Critical
ἀρχιερεύς archiereus chief priest, high priest	cultic office; in Hebrews always applied typologically to Christ high priest	Central Hebrews Christological title: Christ’s priestly office surpasses Levitical high priesthood.	महायाजक (established BSI term) — Critical; must never be softened to a generic “religious leader” or assimilated to a Brahmin priestly caste role
σκηνή skēnē tent, tabernacle	portable sanctuary; by extension the whole OT cultic system tabernacle, tent	The “greater and more perfect tabernacle” = the heavenly reality of which Moses’ tabernacle was a copy.	तम्बू / निवास-स्थान (established) — High; requires OT background note for readers without tabernacle literacy
τελειοτέρας (τέλειος) teleioteras (teleios) more complete/perfect	completeness, maturity, fitness for purpose more perfect, more complete	Not aesthetic superiority but eschatological completeness — the reality vs. the copy.	पूर्ण / सिद्ध (comparative: अधिक सिद्ध) — Critical; must not suggest self-attained spiritual perfection (siddhi)
ἀχειροποίητος (οὐ χειροποιήτου) ou cheiropoiētou not made by hand	contrast with human construction not made with hands	Marks the heavenly tabernacle as divine, not a human cultic artifact — parallel concern to the incarnation entry’s rejection of अवतार-style human/deity confusion.	हाथों से नहीं बनाया गया — Medium
κτίσις ktisis creation	the created order creation	”Not of this creation” underlines the heavenly sanctuary’s transcendence over the material cosmos.	सृष्टि (cf. baseline सृजनहार, creator) — Medium

Hebrews 9:12

Greek: οὐδὲ διὰ αἵματος τράγων καὶ μόσχων διὰ δὲ τοῦ ἰδίου αἵματος, εἰσῆλθεν ἅπαξ εἰς τὰ ἅγια, αἰωνίαν λύτρωσιν εὑράμενος

Terms	Variants	Theological Meaning	Destination Rendering & Risk
αἷμα haima blood	literal blood; sacrificial/atoning blood blood	Central Hebrews atonement term: Christ’s own blood, not animal blood, secures access to God. NEW baseline term for this curriculum.	लहू (established Hindi Bible term; रक्त avoided as overly clinical) — Critical; must not be flattened to a generic ritual-offering idiom (बलि) that implies a repeatable transaction
τράγος / μόσχος tragos / moschos goat / calf	sacrificial animals goats and calves	The old, repeatable, animal-based system contrasted with Christ’s once-for-all self-offering.	बकरा / बछड़ा — Low
ἅπαξ hapax once, once for all	single, non-repeatable act once for all, once	Defining adverb of the whole passage: Christ’s sacrifice is singular and unrepeatable, unlike the annual Yom Kippur ritual.	एक ही बार / सदा के लिये एक बार — Critical; must be rendered consistently every occurrence in ch. 9-10 or the “once-for-all” argument is obscured
τὰ ἅγια ta hagia the holy things/places	the sanctuary, here the heavenly Holy of Holies the holy places, the Holy Place, the sanctuary	Refers to the heavenly sanctuary Christ entered, the antitype of the earthly Most Holy Place.	पवित्रस्थान / परम पवित्रस्थान (context: here = heavenly holy of holies) — Critical
αἰωνία λύτρωσις aiōnia lytrōsis eternal redemption	permanent, never-to-be-repeated deliverance secured at a price eternal redemption	Extends the baseline redemption entry (छुटकारा) with the adjective “eternal,” underscoring finality against the OT’s repeated redemptive rites.	अनन्त छुटकारा [BASELINE REUSE: छुटकारा] — Critical; never मुक्ति/मोक्ष

Hebrews 9:13

Greek: εἰ γὰρ τὸ αἷμα τράγων καὶ ταύρων καὶ σποδὸς δαμάλεως ῥαντίζουσα τοὺς κεκοινωμένους ἁγιάζει πρὸς τὴν τῆς σαρκὸς καθαρότητα

Terms	Variants	Theological Meaning	Destination Rendering & Risk
ταῦρος tauros bull	sacrificial animal bulls	Part of the Levitical sacrificial catalogue.	साँड़ / बछड़ा — Low
σποδὸς δαμάλεως spodos damaleōs ashes of a heifer	Numbers 19 red-heifer purification rite ashes of a heifer	Specific OT purification ritual invoked as the lesser type Christ’s blood surpasses.	बछिया की राख — Medium; requires an OT background note (Numbers 19)
ῥαντίζω rhantizō to sprinkle	ritual application of blood/water/ashes sprinkle, sprinkling	The ritual mode of applying purifying blood — reused through ch. 9-10 and into 12:24.	छिड़कना / छिड़काव — Medium
κοινόω (κεκοινωμένους) koinoō to defile, make common/unclean	ritual impurity defiled, unclean, common	Ritual (not merely moral) uncleanness under the old covenant.	अशुद्ध किए गए (cf. baseline अशुद्धता, rejected for “sin” but appropriate here for ritual impurity) — Medium
ἁγιάζω hagiazō to sanctify, make holy	set apart, cleanse for cultic use, moral holiness sanctify	Here describes the limited, external, ceremonial sanctification of the old system — deliberately contrasted with the deeper cleansing in v.14.	पवित्र करना [cf. BASELINE पवित्रीकरण] — High; the contrast between merely ceremonial and true inward sanctification must be preserved, not blurred
καθαρότης (τῆς σαρκὸς) katharotēs tēs sarkos purity of the flesh	external, bodily/ritual purity only purification of the flesh, external cleansing	Deliberately limited scope — the old system reached only the body, not the conscience (v.14). σάρξ here = the physical body, not the technical fallen-nature sense.	शरीर की शुद्धता — High; translators must distinguish this bodily/ritual सार्थ from the technical “flesh” (शरीर) entry used for fallen nature elsewhere — context must disambiguate

Hebrews 9:14

Greek: πόσῳ μᾶλλον τὸ αἷμα τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὃς διὰ πνεύματος αἰωνίου ἑαυτὸν προσήνεγκεν ἄμωμον τῷ θεῷ, καθαριεῖ τὴν συνείδησιν ἡμῶν ἀπὸ νεκρῶν ἔργων εἰς τὸ λατρεύειν θεῷ ζῶντι

Terms	Variants	Theological Meaning	Destination Rendering & Risk
πνεῦμα αἰώνιον pneuma aiōnion eternal Spirit	the Holy Spirit, or Christ’s own eternal spirit (debated) eternal Spirit, his eternal spirit	Most likely the Holy Spirit through whom Christ offered himself — Trinitarian activity in the atonement.	अनन्त आत्मा (referring to पवित्र आत्मा) [BASELINE REUSE: पवित्र आत्मा] — Critical; must not read as an impersonal eternal life-force
προσφέρω prospherō to bring to, offer	present as an offering/sacrifice offered	The verb of Christ’s self-offering, repeated throughout ch. 9-10; the subject and object are the same person — self-offering, not offering something external.	अर्पण करना / चढ़ाना — Critical; must retain that Christ offers himself, not a substitute object
ἄμωμος amōmos without blemish, unblemished	ritual/moral flawlessness, sacrificial-animal qualification without blemish, unblemished, spotless	Applies OT sacrificial-animal qualification language to Christ’s own moral perfection — a deliberate typological transfer.	निर्दोष / निष्कलंक — High; must convey moral sinlessness, not merely physical unblemishedness
καθαρίζω katharizō to cleanse, purify	ritual or moral cleansing cleanse, purify	Contrasted with v.13’s mere ritual purity — this cleansing reaches the conscience itself.	शुद्ध करना — High; the shift from external (v.13) to internal (v.14) purification is the verse’s whole argument and must be visible in the Hindi syntax
συνείδησις syneidēsis conscience	moral self-awareness before God conscience	The distinctively New Covenant benefit: cleansing reaches the inner moral faculty, not just ritual status.	विवेक [BASELINE REUSE] — Critical; per baseline note, context must keep this the moral-conscience sense, not Vedantic विवेक (discriminative wisdom/self-realization)
νεκρὰ ἔργα nekra erga dead works	works that cannot produce life or acceptance with God; likely OT ritual observance treated as an end in itself dead works	Parallel concern to the baseline “works of the law” (व्यवस्था के काम) — works powerless to cleanse the conscience.	मरे हुए काम — High; never कर्म, to avoid importing merit-accumulation cosmology exactly as the baseline works_of_the_law entry requires
λατρεύω latreuō to serve, render cultic service/worship	priestly/cultic service; by extension all of life as worship serve, worship	The purpose of cleansing is renewed capacity to serve/worship God — connects to the baseline worship (आराधना) and living_sacrifice entries.	सेवा करना / आराधना करना [cf. BASELINE आराधना] — High
θεὸς ζῶν theos zōn living God	God as personally alive, active, in contrast to lifeless idols the living God	Reasserts God’s personal vitality against idols — echoes the baseline idolatry/creator entries’ concern.	जीविते परमेश्वर [BASELINE REUSE: परमेश्वर] — High

Hebrews 9:15

Greek: καὶ διὰ τοῦτο διαθήκης καινῆς μεσίτης ἐστίν, ὅπως θανάτου γενομένου εἰς ἀπολύτρωσιν τῶν ἐπὶ τῇ πρώτῃ διαθήκῃ παραβάσεων τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν λάβωσιν οἱ κεκλημένοι τῆς αἰωνίου κληρονομίας

Terms	Variants	Theological Meaning	Destination Rendering & Risk
διαθήκη καινή diathēkē kainē new covenant	the covenant inaugurated by Christ’s blood, replacing/fulfilling the Mosaic covenant new covenant, new testament	The central theme of Hebrews 8-10; extends baseline वाचा with a new compound term.	नई वाचा — Critical; new entry required, extends baseline वाचा exactly, never अनुबंध/समझौता
μεσίτης mesitēs mediator, go-between	one who establishes/guarantees a legal or covenantal relationship between two parties mediator	Christ’s mediatorial role is superior to Moses’ (cf. Galatians 3:19-20 baseline entry).	मध्यस्थ [BASELINE REUSE from Galatians] — Critical
ἀπολύτρωσις apolytrōsis redemption, ransoming	deliverance secured by payment redemption	Reinforces v.12’s αἰωνία λύτρωσις; the death referenced is Christ’s own.	छुटकारा [BASELINE REUSE] — Critical
παράβασις parabasis transgression, overstepping	violation of a defined boundary/law transgressions, trespasses	Sins committed specifically under the first covenant’s legal system — a legal/forensic category.	अपराध / व्यवस्था का उल्लंघन — High; keep tied to व्यवस्था (baseline law term), not a vague “wrongdoing”
πρώτη διαθήκη prōtē diathēkē first covenant	the Mosaic/Sinai covenant first covenant, old covenant	Retrospective naming that presumes and requires the “new covenant” concept — the two terms are correlative and must be translated as a matched pair.	पहली वाचा — High; must pair consistently with नई वाचा
κλητοί (καλέω) klētoi those called	summoned, invited by God those who are called	Reuse of the baseline “called” (बुलाए हुए) — here specifically those called to receive the eternal inheritance.	बुलाए हुए [BASELINE REUSE] — High
αἰώνιος κληρονομία aiōnios klēronomia eternal inheritance	permanent, unearned possession granted by promise, not merit eternal inheritance	Ties directly to the baseline adoption doctrine (full inheritance rights) — the inheritance is a gift, not a wage.	अनन्त मीरास / अनन्त विरासत — High; new term, must be governed by the baseline adoption/promise logic (गोद लिए हुए बालकों का पूरा हक़), never merit-earned

Hebrews 9:16-17

Greek: ὅπου γὰρ διαθήκη, θάνατον ἀνάγκη φέρεσθαι τοῦ διαθεμένου· διαθήκη γὰρ ἐπὶ νεκροῖς βεβαία, ἐπεὶ μήποτε ἰσχύει ὅτε ζῇ ὁ διαθέμενος

Terms	Variants	Theological Meaning	Destination Rendering & Risk
διαθήκη (2nd sense) diathēkē will, testament (secular legal sense) OR covenant	Greek διαθήκη naturally carries both “covenant” and “last will/testament” senses; the author exploits this ambiguity covenant, will, testament	The author’s argument momentarily shifts to the everyday “last will” sense of διαθήκη to make a legal point about death being required to activate it — then returns to “covenant” in v.18. This wordplay does NOT transfer to Hindi वाचा, which carries only the covenantal/relational sense.	वाचा (used throughout, but mandatory translator note explaining the untranslatable Greek wordplay between “covenant” and “last will”) — Critical; flag every occurrence in 9:16-17 for theologian review
βέβαιος bebaios firm, valid, in force	legal validity/certainty in force, valid, ratified	The legal principle that a will takes effect only upon the testator’s death.	दृढ़ / प्रभावी — Medium
ἰσχύω ischyō to have force/power, be valid	legal or physical strength is in force, has power	Parallel to βέβαιος; legal terminology.	प्रभावी होना — Medium

Hebrews 9:18

Greek: ὅθεν οὐδὲ ἡ πρώτη χωρὶς αἵματος ἐγκεκαίνισται

Terms	Variants	Theological Meaning	Destination Rendering & Risk
ἐγκαινίζω egkainizō to inaugurate, ratify, dedicate	formal establishment of a covenant through a rite inaugurated, ratified, established	The Mosaic covenant itself required blood to be inaugurated — establishing the blood-covenant pattern the passage builds on.	स्थापित करना / प्रतिष्ठित करना — Medium

Hebrews 9:19

Greek: λαληθείσης γὰρ πάσης ἐντολῆς κατὰ τὸν νόμον ὑπὸ Μωϋσέως παντὶ τῷ λαῷ, λαβὼν τὸ αἷμα τῶν μόσχων καὶ τῶν τράγων μετὰ ὕδατος καὶ ἐρίου κοκκίνου καὶ ὑσσώπου, αὐτό τε τὸ βιβλίον καὶ πάντα τὸν λαὸν ἐράντισεν

Terms	Variants	Theological Meaning	Destination Rendering & Risk
ἐντολή entolē commandment	specific legal stipulation commandment	Ties to the baseline व्यवस्था (Law) — the giving of the Sinai commandments through Moses.	आज्ञा (cf. baseline व्यवस्था) — Medium
Μωϋσῆς Mōusēs Moses	proper name Moses	Reuse established Hindi Bible proper-name form.	मूसा (BSI OV standard) — Low
ὕδωρ, ἔριον κόκκινον, ὕσσωπος hydōr, erion kokkinon, hyssōpos water, scarlet wool, hyssop	components of the OT sprinkling rite (Leviticus 14; Numbers 19) water, scarlet wool, hyssop	Concrete ritual details grounding the typology in actual Levitical practice.	जल, लाल ऊन, ज़ूफ़ा (established BSI transliteration for hyssop) — Low
βιβλίον biblion book, scroll	the scroll of the covenant/law the book	The covenant document itself was sprinkled with blood — dramatizing the blood-basis of the entire covenant relationship.	पुस्तक / पत्रा — Low

Hebrews 9:20

Greek: λέγων, Τοῦτο τὸ αἷμα τῆς διαθήκης ἧς ἐνετείλατο πρὸς ὑμᾶς ὁ θεός

Terms	Variants	Theological Meaning	Destination Rendering & Risk
αἷμα τῆς διαθήκης haima tēs diathēkēs blood of the covenant	the blood that ratifies/inaugurates the covenant relationship blood of the covenant	Direct citation of Exodus 24:8; this exact phrase reappears at the Last Supper and must be rendered identically across Scripture citations per the baseline’s shared-citation consistency rule.	वाचा का लहू — Critical; must match any Gospel/Institution-of-the-Supper rendering already established in BSI OV for cross-reference consistency
ἐντέλλομαι entellomai to command, charge	issuing of authoritative instruction commanded	God as the one who commands/institutes the covenant — divine initiative, not human negotiation.	आज्ञा दी — Low

Hebrews 9:21

Greek: καὶ τὴν σκηνὴν δὲ καὶ πάντα τὰ σκεύη τῆς λειτουργίας τῷ αἵματι ὁμοίως ἐράντισεν

Terms	Variants	Theological Meaning	Destination Rendering & Risk
σκεῦος skeuos vessel, object, implement	cultic furniture/utensils vessels	Even the physical objects of worship required blood-consecration — total consecration of the whole cultic system.	बर्तन / उपकरण — Low
λειτουργία leitourgia service, ministry (cultic)	priestly/ritual service ministry, worship, service	The technical term for the priestly service-system — background for the baseline आराधना (worship) and सेवा entries.	सेवा / उपासना-सेवा — Medium

Hebrews 9:22

Greek: καὶ σχεδὸν ἐν αἵματι πάντα καθαρίζεται κατὰ τὸν νόμον, καὶ χωρὶς αἱματεκχυσίας οὐ γίνεται ἄφεσις

Terms	Variants	Theological Meaning	Destination Rendering & Risk
αἱματεκχυσία haimatekchysia shedding/pouring out of blood	the act of bloodshed, specifically sacrificial shedding of blood	The programmatic principle of the whole passage: no forgiveness without bloodshed — grounds the necessity of Christ’s death, not merely his teaching or example.	लहू बहाया जाना — Critical
ἄφεσις aphesis release, forgiveness, remission	letting go of a debt, sin, or captive forgiveness, remission	The goal of the entire blood-sacrifice system — must be distinguished from Hindu concepts of karmic debt-clearance through merit or ritual.	क्षमा / पापों की क्षमा — High; must convey a personal God’s forgiving release, not automatic karmic debt-cancellation

Hebrews 9:23

Greek: ἀνάγκη οὖν τὰ μὲν ὑποδείγματα τῶν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς τούτοις καθαρίζεσθαι, αὐτὰ δὲ τὰ ἐπουράνια κρείττοσι θυσίαις παρὰ ταύτας

Terms	Variants	Theological Meaning	Destination Rendering & Risk
ὑπόδειγμα hypodeigma pattern, model, copy	example, sketch, model for something greater copy, pattern, example	The earthly tabernacle is a mere model of the heavenly reality — key to Hebrews’ Platonic-adjacent but historically-grounded typology.	नमूना / प्रतिरूप — Medium
ἐπουράνιος epouranios heavenly	belonging to/located in heaven heavenly	The true, heavenly counterpart of the earthly copy.	स्वर्गीय — Medium
θυσία thysia sacrifice, offering	any cultic offering, animal or otherwise sacrifice	The general term for cultic offering, applied here comparatively (“better sacrifices”) to Christ’s own self-offering.	बलिदान (never बलि/यज्ञ per baseline living_sacrifice ruling) — High
κρείσσων/κρείττων kreissōn/kreittōn better, superior	comparative superiority better	Hebrews’ signature comparative term (used ~13 times) establishing the whole book’s “better” argument (better covenant, better sacrifices, better hope, better country).	उत्तम / श्रेष्ठ — High; must be rendered consistently across the book as the book’s structural keyword

Hebrews 9:24

Greek: οὐ γὰρ εἰς χειροποίητα εἰσῆλθεν ἅγια Χριστός, ἀντίτυπα τῶν ἀληθινῶν, ἀλλ᾽ εἰς αὐτὸν τὸν οὐρανόν, νῦν ἐμφανισθῆναι τῷ προσώπῳ τοῦ θεοῦ ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν

Terms	Variants	Theological Meaning	Destination Rendering & Risk
ἀντίτυπος antitypos copy, representation, counterpart	the earthly correspondent of a heavenly pattern (reverse direction of typology from typical NT usage) copy, representation	Here the earthly sanctuary is the ἀντίτυπος of the true (heavenly) one — the earthly is derivative, not vice versa.	प्रतिरूप / नमूना — Medium
ἀληθινός alēthinos true, genuine, real	authentic as opposed to a mere shadow/copy true, real, genuine	The heavenly sanctuary is the “real” one; the earthly tabernacle was never more than illustrative.	सच्चा / वास्तविक — Medium
ἐμφανίζω emphanizō to make visible, manifest, appear	to appear before/present oneself, often in a legal/royal-audience sense appear, present himself	Christ’s ongoing heavenly appearing on believers’ behalf — a present, continuing priestly ministry, not a one-time past event.	प्रगट होना / उपस्थित होना — High; the present-continuing sense (not merely a completed past appearance) must be visible in the Hindi verb aspect
πρόσωπον θεοῦ prosōpon theou face of God	God’s personal presence in the presence of God, before God’s face	Christ’s heavenly intercessory presence “before the face of God” on believers’ behalf — direct access secured.	परमेश्वर की उपस्थिति में / परमेश्वर के सम्मुख — High

Hebrews 9:25-26

Greek: οὐδ᾽ ἵνα πολλάκις προσφέρῃ ἑαυτόν, ὥσπερ ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς εἰσέρχεται εἰς τὰ ἅγια κατ᾽ ἐνιαυτὸν ἐν αἵματι ἀλλοτρίῳ· ἐπεὶ ἔδει αὐτὸν πολλάκις παθεῖν ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου· νυνὶ δὲ ἅπαξ ἐπὶ συντελείᾳ τῶν αἰώνων πεφανέρωται εἰς ἀθέτησιν [τῆς] ἁμαρτίας διὰ τῆς θυσίας αὑτοῦ

Terms	Variants	Theological Meaning	Destination Rendering & Risk
πολλάκις pollakis often, repeatedly	frequency repeatedly, many times, often	Contrasted twice with ἅπαξ — the repeated annual Day-of-Atonement ritual vs. Christ’s single act.	बार-बार / अनेक बार — High; must be lexically distinct from ἅπαξ’s rendering (एक ही बार) so the contrast is audible
ἐνιαυτός eniautos year	annual cycle year, yearly	Refers to the annual Yom Kippur ritual (Leviticus 16) — the OT high priest’s repeated entry.	वर्ष (प्रति वर्ष) — Low
ἀλλότριος (αἵματι ἀλλοτρίῳ) allotrios belonging to another	not one’s own blood not his own, another’s blood	The OT high priest offers another’s (an animal’s) blood; Christ offers his own — the argument’s crux.	दूसरे का लहू — Medium
καταβολὴ κόσμου katabolē kosmou foundation of the world	the moment of creation foundation of the world, since the world began	Hypothetical counterfactual: repeated suffering “since the foundation of the world” would have been required if Christ’s sacrifice were not once-for-all.	जगत की उत्पत्ति (cf. baseline सृष्टि/सृजनहार) — Medium
συντέλεια τῶν αἰώνων synteleia tōn aiōnōn completion/consummation of the ages	the climactic turning point of redemptive history end of the ages, consummation of the ages	Christ’s appearing marks the decisive, climactic point of history — linear, non-cyclical time, opposing any yuga-cycle cosmology.	युगों की समाप्ति / अन्तिम समय — High; must convey linear historical climax, not a recurring cosmic cycle (cf. baseline fulfillment_of_prophecy doctrine’s rejection of yuga-cycle framing)
φανερόω (πεφανέρωται) phaneroō to manifest, reveal, make known publicly	disclosure of what was hidden has appeared, has been manifested	The historical, public, once-for-all appearing of Christ in his atoning work.	प्रगट हुआ — Medium
ἀθέτησις athetēsis annulment, removal, putting away	setting aside, doing away with to put away, to do away with, to remove	Sin’s decisive removal, not a mere postponement or partial mitigation.	दूर करना / मिटाना — High

Hebrews 9:27-28

Greek: καὶ καθ᾽ ὅσον ἀπόκειται τοῖς ἀνθρώποις ἅπαξ ἀποθανεῖν, μετὰ δὲ τοῦτο κρίσις, οὕτως καὶ ὁ Χριστός, ἅπαξ προσενεχθεὶς εἰς τὸ πολλῶν ἀνενεγκεῖν ἁμαρτίας, ἐκ δευτέρου χωρὶς ἁμαρτίας ὀφθήσεται τοῖς αὐτὸν ἀπεκδεχομένοις εἰς σωτηρίαν

Terms	Variants	Theological Meaning	Destination Rendering & Risk
ἀπόκειται apokeitai is laid up, is appointed/reserved	fixed destiny/appointment it is appointed, it is destined	Universal human mortality is described as a divine appointment, not an impersonal cosmic law.	ठहराया गया है — Medium; keep personal/divine appointment sense, avoid फातलिस्टिक भाग्य framing (cf. baseline election/providence rejection of भाग्य/नियति)
κρίσις krisis judgment, decision	legal verdict, divine judgment judgment	The universal, singular, post-mortem divine judgment every person faces — grounds the urgency of the warning passages.	न्याय / दण्ड की आज्ञा (cf. baseline condemnation entry for the negative verdict) — Critical
ἀναφέρω (ἀνενεγκεῖν) anapherō to carry up, bear, offer up	to bear (sin) away, or to offer up (a sacrifice) to bear the sins of, to take away	Distinct from προσφέρω (to offer) — here specifically “bearing/carrying away” sins, echoing the scapegoat/substitution theme of Leviticus 16 and Isaiah 53.	पापों को उठा ले जाना / पापों का भार उठाना — Critical; must retain the substitutionary bearing-away sense, not a generic “dealing with”
ἐκ δευτέρου ek deuterou for the second time	second occurrence a second time	Anchors Christ’s future, visible, bodily second coming — a single additional historical event, not a recurring cyclical return.	दूसरी बार — High; must not be softened into a vague ongoing “presence,” since the text asserts a discrete future event
χωρὶς ἁμαρτίας chōris hamartias apart from sin, without reference to sin	either “sinlessly” or “not to deal with sin [a second time]” (debated, latter fits context) without sin, not to bear sin	Christ’s second coming is for consummating salvation, not atonement — the atoning work is already finished (ties to ἅπαξ).	पाप का सम्बन्ध बिना / पाप को दूर करने के लिये नहीं — High
ἀπεκδέχομαι apekdechomai to await eagerly, wait expectantly	eager, confident anticipation eagerly waiting for, wait for	The posture of believers toward Christ’s return — confident hope, not anxious uncertainty (contrasts with karmic uncertainty about a next existence).	उत्कण्ठा से बाट जोहना — High; connects to baseline assurance_of_salvation doctrine
σωτηρία sōtēria salvation, deliverance	rescue, deliverance, wholeness salvation	Reuse baseline term; here specifically the consummated, future dimension of salvation (“save… unto salvation”).	उद्धार [BASELINE REUSE] — Critical

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PART 2 — CHAPTER-BY-CHAPTER ANALYSIS OF THE WHOLE BOOK

Hebrews 1 — The Superiority of Christ over Angels

Terms	Variants	Theological Meaning	Destination Rendering & Risk
υἱός huios son	Son of God, unique divine Sonship Son	Christ as the final, superior revelation-medium, God’s own Son — reuse baseline son_of_god doctrine.	परमेश्वर का पुत्र [BASELINE REUSE] — Critical
κληρονόμος klēronomos heir	inheritor by right, not merit heir	Christ appointed heir “of all things” — full inheritance authority, extends the baseline heir (Galatians) entry to Christ himself, the ultimate Heir through whom believers become co-heirs.	वारिस [BASELINE REUSE from Galatians] — High
ἀπαύγασμα apaugasma radiance, effulgence, outshining	the light given off by a luminous source, sharing its very nature radiance, brightness, effulgence	Describes Christ’s essential, continuous radiating of God’s own glory — same essence, not reflected/borrowed light.	परमेश्वर की महिमा का प्रकाश (descriptive phrase; avoid तेज alone, which carries Hindu divine-radiance/tejas associations) — Critical
χαρακτήρ τῆς ὑποστάσεως charaktēr tēs hypostaseōs exact imprint/stamp of his substance/nature	the precise, corresponding representation of an underlying reality, like a die-stamped image exact imprint of his nature, exact representation of his being	One of the highest deity-of-Christ statements in the NT: Christ is the precise ontological representation of God, not an emanation or avatar.	उसके तत्व/स्वरूप की सटीक छाप — Critical; mandatory theologian review — must not read as one deity-emanation among many, must convey exact, unique divine representation
δόξα doxa glory	God’s radiant presence and honor glory	Reuse baseline term.	महिमा [BASELINE REUSE] — High
ἄγγελος angelos messenger, angel	heavenly messenger-beings angels	Christ’s superiority to angels is the chapter’s argument; ἄγγελος itself is a comparatively low-risk term but the doctrine built on it is High.	स्वर्गदूत (established Hindi Christian term) — Medium; distinguish from Hindu deva/celestial-being categories
θρόνος / σκῆπτρον thronos / skēptron throne / scepter	royal authority symbols throne, scepter	Applied to the Son in the Psalm 45 citation — asserts Christ’s divine kingship (ties to baseline kingship_of_jesus entry).	सिंहासन / राजदण्ड [cf. BASELINE kingship_of_jesus] — High
χρίω chriō to anoint	ritual anointing for office (king, priest, prophet) anointed	God’s anointing of the Son with “the oil of gladness” — royal/priestly commissioning language.	अभिषेक करना — High; mandatory translator note distinguishing this from Hindu abhishekam (ritual bathing/anointing of a deity image), since the term’s surface form is similar but the referent (a living divine-human person’s commissioning, not a ritual object) is categorically different
πνεῦμα λειτουργικόν pneuma leitourgikon ministering spirit	angelic beings in service-function ministering spirits	Describes angels’ subordinate service role, contrasted with the Son’s sovereign rule.	सेवा करनेवाली आत्माएँ — Medium

Hebrews 2 — Christ’s Solidarity with Humanity and His High Priesthood

Terms	Variants	Theological Meaning	Destination Rendering & Risk
σωτηρία sōtēria salvation	reuse baseline salvation	The great salvation first spoken through the Lord.	उद्धार [BASELINE REUSE] — Critical
ἀρχηγός archēgos pioneer, founder, originator, champion	one who leads the way and thereby originates something for others pioneer, author, founder, captain	Christ as “founder/pioneer of their salvation” (2:10) — he originates and leads believers into salvation by his own suffering, not as a guru founding a religious path by teaching alone.	अगुवा (उद्धार का अगुवा) — High; must not be assimilated to the founder-of-a-religious-lineage/sect model common in Indian religious founder-figures
ἀρχιερεύς archiereus high priest	reuse from core-passage analysis high priest	First introduction of the book’s central title (2:17), “a merciful and faithful high priest.”	महायाजक [established BSI] — Critical
ἱλάσκομαι hilaskomai to propitiate, make atonement	to turn away wrath/make reconciliation possible through a sacrificial act to make propitiation for, to make atonement for	Christ’s priestly work is “to make propitiation for the sins of the people” — extends the baseline propitiation entry (which is drawn from Romans 3:25) to Hebrews’ priestly frame.	प्रायश्चित्त करना [BASELINE REUSE: प्रायश्चित्त] — Critical; retains the baseline’s mandatory caution that God provides the propitiation, the worshipper does not perform it
πειράζω peirazō to test, tempt	trial, temptation tempted, tested	Christ’s solidarity in temptation qualifies him to help the tempted (2:18).	परीक्षा में डाला गया — Medium
γεύομαι θανάτου geuomai thanatou to taste death	idiom for experiencing death taste death	Christ’s genuine experience of death for everyone — ties to the humanity_of_christ doctrine.	मृत्यु का स्वाद चखा — Medium; translate the sense (genuinely experienced death), the food-idiom need not be forced literally
δουλεία douleia slavery, bondage	reuse baseline slavery	Humanity’s bondage to the fear of death, from which Christ delivers.	दासत्व [BASELINE REUSE from Galatians] — Medium
ἀδελφοί adelphoi brothers	familial/covenantal kinship term brothers, brothers and sisters	Christ is “not ashamed to call them brothers” — solidarity language undergirding the adoption doctrine.	भाई (cf. baseline brotherly_love भाईचारे का प्रेम) — Medium

Hebrews 3 — Christ Superior to Moses; the Danger of Unbelief

Terms	Variants	Theological Meaning	Destination Rendering & Risk
ἀπόστολος apostolos one sent, apostle	reuse baseline; here uniquely applied to Christ himself (“the Apostle and High Priest of our confession,” 3:1) apostle	The only NT text calling Jesus himself “the Apostle” — the one sent by God, distinct from the human apostolic office elsewhere in the baseline.	प्रेरित [BASELINE REUSE] — High; flag for theologian review: unique Christological application, not the human-apostle sense used elsewhere
πιστός pistos faithful	reliability/trustworthiness faithful	Both Moses and Christ are called “faithful,” but Christ as Son surpasses Moses as servant within God’s house.	विश्वासयोग्य — Medium
οἶκος oikos house, household	family, household, dynasty house	God’s household/people, over which Christ (Son) presides, distinct from Moses’ role (servant) within it.	घराना (cf. baseline household_of_faith विश्वास के घराने) — Medium
κατάπαυσις katapausis rest, resting-place	cessation of labor; the promised land; eschatological rest in God rest	The rest Israel forfeited through unbelief — introduces the book’s rest-motif, developed fully in ch. 4.	विश्राम — Critical; must be relational, covenantal rest in God’s presence, not Hindu moksha/nirvana (extinguishing of individual existence) — mandatory theologian review
σκληρύνω sklērynō to harden	hardness of heart harden	”Harden not your hearts” (Psalm 95 citation) — moral responsibility in responding to God’s voice “today.”	(हृदय को) कठोर करना — Medium
ἀπιστία apistia unbelief	lack of trust, faithlessness unbelief	The specific sin that barred the wilderness generation from rest — direct antonym of the baseline विश्वास entry.	अविश्वास [cf. BASELINE विश्वास] — High
παραπικρασμός parapikrasmos rebellion, embitterment	provocation, mutiny rebellion	”The day of rebellion” — Israel’s testing of God in the wilderness.	बलवा / बलवे का दिन — Medium
σήμερον sēmeron today	present moment of decision today	The urgent, repeated call to respond “today,” while it is still called “today” — theological urgency, not calendrical trivia.	आज — Medium; the repeated urgency must be audible in the Hindi, not smoothed into a generic temporal marker

Hebrews 4 — Entering God’s Rest; Christ the Sympathetic High Priest

Terms	Variants	Theological Meaning	Destination Rendering & Risk
κατάπαυσις / σαββατισμός katapausis / sabbatismos rest / Sabbath-rest	continues ch. 3’s rest-motif; σαββατισμός is a rare term for the eschatological Sabbath-keeping still available to believers rest / Sabbath rest	The rest remains open; believers are urged to strive to enter it by faith, not works.	विश्राम / सब्त का विश्राम — Critical; same guardrail as ch. 3 — never rendered in terms suggestive of moksha
λόγος τοῦ θεοῦ logos tou theou word of God	God’s spoken/written revelatory word, personified as living and active word of God	”Living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword” — God’s word as a personal, penetrating divine agent, not an impersonal scripture-object or mantra.	परमेश्वर का वचन — Critical; must retain personal, living agency, distinct from a mantra’s repeated-formula power
ψυχή / πνεῦμα psychē / pneuma soul / spirit	components of human inner life, here divided by the living word soul and spirit	The word’s penetrating discernment “dividing soul and spirit” — anthropological terms requiring care since Hindi आत्मा is already overloaded (Holy Spirit; human spirit; in some registers, ātman).	जीव / आत्मा (context must disambiguate from the Holy Spirit’s पवित्र आत्मा) — High
παρρησία parrēsia boldness, confidence, freedom of speech	frank, confident access, especially before a superior or in court confidence, boldness	Believers may approach God’s throne “with confidence” — direct, fearless access through Christ, contrasted with fear-based or ritually-mediated approach to the divine common in other religious systems.	निडरता से / भरोसे के साथ — High; central to the access_to_god_through_christs_blood doctrine, ties forward to core-passage 9:14, 10:19,22
θρόνος χάριτος thronos charitos throne of grace	God’s throne characterized by grace rather than terror throne of grace	The place of confident approach — reuse baseline grace entry.	अनुग्रह का सिंहासन [BASELINE REUSE: अनुग्रह] — High
συμπαθέω sympatheō to sympathize, feel with	shared emotional/experiential solidarity sympathize, feel sympathy	Christ’s high priesthood includes genuine sympathetic solidarity with human weakness.	सहानुभूति रखना — Medium

Hebrews 5 — Christ Qualified as High Priest after the Order of Melchizedek

Terms	Variants	Theological Meaning	Destination Rendering & Risk
τάξις Μελχισέδεκ taxis Melchisedek order/rank of Melchizedek	a priestly lineage/type distinct from and superior to the Levitical order order of Melchizedek	Introduces the chapter’s central typological category, fully developed in ch. 7.	मलिकिसिदक की रीति — Critical; requires background note (Genesis 14; Psalm 110)
καθίστημι kathistēmi to appoint, establish	installation into office appointed	Every high priest, including Christ, is appointed, not self-appointed — grounds legitimate priestly authority in divine appointment, not self-attained spiritual mastery.	ठहराया जाना — Medium
μανθάνω ὑπακοήν (ἔμαθεν) emathen hypakoēn learned obedience	the process of coming to obedience through lived experience (specifically through suffering) learned obedience	Christ, though Son, “learned obedience through what he suffered” — real, experiential human obedience, not feigned.	आज्ञाकारिता सीखी — High; must not imply Christ’s divine nature was in any way deficient or that he “became” obedient as if previously disobedient — ties to the humanity_of_christ and sonship_of_christ doctrines
τελειόω (τελειωθείς) teleioō to complete, perfect, qualify fully	bringing to the intended goal/maturity/fitness for office made perfect, was made perfect, being made perfect	Christ was “made perfect” — vocationally and experientially qualified for his priestly office through suffering, NOT morally corrected from a prior imperfection. Central recurring Hebrews term (2:10; 5:9; 7:28; 10:14; 11:40; 12:23).	सिद्ध किया गया / पूर्ण किया गया — Critical; mandatory theologian review on every occurrence — must never suggest self-attained spiritual perfection (siddhi) achieved through the believer’s own discipline; the perfecting is God’s own act upon Christ (and, derivatively, upon believers through Christ)
αἴτιος σωτηρίας αἰωνίου aitios sōtērias aiōniou source/cause of eternal salvation	the originating agent from whom eternal salvation flows source of eternal salvation, author of eternal salvation	Ties τελειόω to its purpose: Christ’s perfecting qualifies him as the source of salvation for others.	अनन्त उद्धार का कारण/स्रोत [BASELINE REUSE: उद्धार] — Critical
γάλα / τροφή στερεά gala / trophē stereá milk / solid food	metaphor for spiritual immaturity vs. maturity milk / solid food	Pastoral rebuke for arrested spiritual growth — low doctrinal risk, common cross-cultural metaphor.	दूध / ठोस आहार — Low

Hebrews 6 — Warning against Apostasy; the Anchor of Hope

Terms	Variants	Theological Meaning	Destination Rendering & Risk
μετάνοια metanoia repentance	reuse baseline repentance	”Repentance from dead works” as foundational Christian teaching.	मन फिराव [BASELINE REUSE] — High
φωτίζω (φωτισθέντας) phōtizō to enlighten, illuminate	to bring to spiritual understanding by divine action enlightened	Those who “have once been enlightened” — describes a genuine, God-given illumination, not a self-achieved gnosis/moksha-adjacent awakening.	ज्योति पाए हुए — High; must avoid resonance with Buddhist/Hindu “enlightenment” (bodhi) as self-realized insight; here illumination is God’s gracious act upon the person
παραπίπτω parapiptō to fall away, apostatize	decisive abandonment of professed faith fall away, commit apostasy	The warning passage’s central verb — one of the most theologically fraught terms in the book, central to the danger_of_apostasy doctrine.	गिर जाना / धर्मत्याग करना (गिर जाना preferred for consistency with warning-passage vocabulary elsewhere in the book) — Critical; mandatory theologian review, every occurrence
ἀνασταυρόω anastauroō to crucify again, crucify afresh	re-crucifixion (hypothetical, describing the seriousness of apostasy’s dishonor to Christ) crucify again, crucify afresh	Describes the gravity of apostasy as re-enacting Christ’s rejection and shame.	फिर से क्रूस पर चढ़ाना [cf. BASELINE क्रूस] — High
ἐλπίς elpis hope	confident expectation grounded in God’s promise, not wishful optimism hope	Introduces the book’s hope-motif (also 3:6; 7:19; 10:23; 11:1) — must be distinguished from fatalistic resignation or vague optimism.	आशा — High; must be rendered as confident, promise-grounded hope, distinguished from both wishful thinking and karmic uncertainty about a future state
ἄγκυρα ψυχῆς agkyra psychēs anchor of the soul	metaphor of hope as a stabilizing, secure anchor anchor for the soul	Hope in Christ’s priestly entry behind the veil anchors the believer securely.	प्राण का लंगर — Low; natural cross-cultural metaphor
ὅρκος horkos oath	solemn, binding pledge oath	God’s oath to Abraham, guaranteeing the promise beyond the promise itself.	शपथ — Medium
ἀμετάθετος ametathetos unchangeable, unalterable	fixed, immutable unchangeable	God’s purpose and oath are both unchangeable — grounds assurance.	अपरिवर्तनीय — Medium
Μελχισέδεκ Melchisedek Melchizedek	proper name; the mysterious priest-king of Genesis 14 Melchizedek	Named as the type Christ’s priesthood follows; fully developed in ch. 7.	मलिकिसिदक (established BSI form) — Medium

Hebrews 7 — The Priesthood of Melchizedek and Christ’s Superior Priesthood

Terms	Variants	Theological Meaning	Destination Rendering & Risk
βασιλεὺς δικαιοσύνης / εἰρήνης basileus dikaiosynēs / eirēnēs king of righteousness / [Salem =] peace	etymological interpretation of “Melchizedek” and “Salem” king of righteousness, king of peace	Melchizedek’s name and city typologically prefigure Christ’s righteous, peaceable reign — reuse baseline righteousness and peace entries.	धार्मिकता का राजा / शान्ति का राजा [BASELINE REUSE: धार्मिकता, शांति] — Critical
ἀγενεαλόγητος agenealogētos without genealogy, without recorded ancestry	lacking a documented priestly lineage without genealogy	Melchizedek’s lack of recorded descent typifies Christ’s priesthood, which does not depend on Levitical bloodline — directly relevant to caste/lineage-based religious authority critique.	बिना वंशावली के — High; culturally significant given caste-based hereditary priestly authority in the Indian context; must be handled with the same care as the baseline’s impartiality_of_god entry
δεκάτη dekatē tenth, tithe	tribute/tithe payment tithe	Abraham’s tithe to Melchizedek demonstrates the latter’s superiority even over the patriarch from whom Levi descended.	दशमांश (established) — Low
ἱερωσύνη hierōsynē priesthood	the office and system of priestly mediation priesthood	The chapter’s central subject: the change from Levitical to Melchizedekian priesthood necessitates a change of the whole covenant-law system.	याजकपद — High; must not be assimilated to Brahmanical hereditary priestly caste categories; Christ’s priesthood is granted by divine oath, not inherited status
ἀπαράβατος aparabatos permanent, unchangeable, not passing to another	non-transferable, perpetual permanent, unchangeable, that continues forever	Christ’s priesthood does not pass to a successor, unlike the Levitical line — grounds his perpetual intercession.	अटल / सदा बना रहनेवाला — High
ἐντυγχάνω entynchanō to intercede, appeal to, plead with	making appeal on behalf of another intercede	Christ “always lives to make intercession” — ties directly to the baseline मध्यस्थता (intercession) family.	मध्यस्थता करना [cf. BASELINE मध्यस्थता] — High
τέλειος teleios perfect, complete	reuse from ch. 5’s τελειόω family perfect	”The law made nothing perfect” — contrasted with the perfecting the new priesthood accomplishes; central recurring term.	सिद्ध / पूर्ण — Critical
ἔγγυος engyos guarantor, surety	one who personally guarantees a pledge guarantor, surety	Jesus is the “guarantor of a better covenant” — a legal/relational term underscoring the covenant’s certainty.	जामिन / निश्चय करनेवाला — Medium; new term, low collision risk
κρείττων διαθήκη kreittōn diathēkē better covenant	comparative superiority applied to covenant better covenant	Anticipates ch. 8’s full development.	उत्तम वाचा [BASELINE REUSE: वाचा] — High

Hebrews 8 — The New Covenant Announced

Terms	Variants	Theological Meaning	Destination Rendering & Risk
διαθήκη καινή diathēkē kainē new covenant	central term, developed fully here via the Jeremiah 31 citation new covenant	The chapter’s core: the Jeremiah 31 promise of a new covenant, now fulfilled in Christ, renders the first covenant obsolete.	नई वाचा (see full entry under core passage 9:15) — Critical
μεσίτης mesitēs mediator	reuse from core passage / Galatians baseline mediator	Christ mediates “a better covenant, founded on better promises.”	मध्यस्थ [BASELINE REUSE] — Critical
κρείττονες ἐπαγγελίαι kreittones epangeliai better promises	superior covenantal pledges better promises	Reuse baseline प्रतिज्ञा (promise) with the comparative “better.”	उत्तम प्रतिज्ञाएँ [BASELINE REUSE: प्रतिज्ञा] — High
σκηνή skēnē tent, tabernacle	reuse tabernacle	The earthly tabernacle as a “shadow” of heavenly realities.	तम्बू [cf. core passage] — High
ὑπόδειγμα / σκιά hypodeigma / skia copy / shadow	reuse from core passage copy, shadow	The earthly cultus is merely a shadow-copy, never the substance itself.	नमूना / छाया [cf. core passage] — Medium
γράφω νόμους ἐπὶ καρδίας graphō nomous epi kardias to write laws upon hearts	internal, transformed obedience rather than external legal imposition I will write my laws on their hearts	The Jeremiah 31 promise’s core content — internalized covenant relationship, not merely a new external rule-code (guards against the law_of_christ collision documented in the baseline).	हृदयों पर व्यवस्था लिखना [cf. BASELINE व्यवस्था] — High
μνησθῶ ἁμαρτιῶν (οὐ μὴ μνησθῶ) ou mē mnēsthō hamartiōn I will remember sins no more	God’s decisive, permanent non-remembrance of forgiven sin I will remember their sins no more	The definitive promise of full forgiveness under the new covenant — undergirds the once-for-all atonement doctrine developed in ch. 9-10.	उनके पापों को फिर स्मरण न रखूँगा — High
παλαιόω palaioō to become old, obsolete	aging toward disuse and disappearance obsolete, growing old	The first covenant, “becoming obsolete,” is “ready to vanish away” — must be read as covenantal fulfillment/supersession, not disrespect for the OT Scriptures themselves (which remain inspired per the baseline inspiration_of_scripture doctrine).	पुराना होकर लोप हो जाना — High; requires a clarifying note that the OT Scriptures remain God’s inspired word even as the old covenant’s cultic administration is superseded

Hebrews 9:1-10 — The Earthly Sanctuary and Its Limits (supplement to the core passage)

Note: Hebrews 9:11-28 receives full verse-by-verse treatment in Part 1. Hebrews 9:1-10 is treated here as it introduces the concrete cultic vocabulary the core passage builds on.

Terms	Variants	Theological Meaning	Destination Rendering & Risk
τὰ ἅγια / ἅγια ἁγίων ta hagia / hagia hagiōn the holy [places] / holy of holies	the two chambers of the tabernacle the Holy Place / the Most Holy Place, Holy of Holies	Establishes the two-chamber structure that the core passage’s ἅγια language depends on.	पवित्रस्थान / परम पवित्रस्थान — Critical
καταπέτασμα katapetasma veil, curtain	the dividing curtain between the two chambers veil, curtain	The physical barrier restricting access — the barrier Christ’s blood ultimately removes (cf. 10:20).	परदा — High
χερουβίμ cheroubim cherubim	angelic guardian figures on the mercy seat cherubim	Transliterated proper term, low translation risk.	करूबों (established transliteration) — Low
ἱλαστήριον hilastērion mercy seat, place of atonement	the golden cover of the ark where atoning blood was applied mercy seat, atonement cover	Reuse the exact baseline term established for Romans 3:25’s atonement background.	प्रायश्चित्त का ढकना [BASELINE REUSE] — Critical
λατρεία latreia service, worship	cultic/priestly service worship, service	The “regulations for worship” performed only by priests, and only the high priest in the innermost chamber, once a year — sets up the core passage’s contrast with Christ’s unlimited access.	उपासना / सेवा [cf. BASELINE आराधना] — Medium

Hebrews 10 — The Once-for-All Sacrifice and the Call to Persevere

Terms	Variants	Theological Meaning	Destination Rendering & Risk
ἀνάμνησις anamnēsis remembrance, reminder	recollection, memorial reminder, remembrance	The repeated OT sacrifices function as an annual “reminder” of sins never fully removed — contrasted with the new covenant’s non-remembrance (8:12).	स्मरण / याद दिलानेवाला — Medium
σῶμα κατηρτισμένον sōma katērtismenon body prepared, made fit	a body divinely prepared for a specific purpose a body you have prepared for me	Psalm 40 citation applied to the incarnation: God prepared Christ’s human body specifically for the purpose of obedient self-offering — ties directly to the humanity_of_christ and incarnation doctrines.	तैयार की गई देह [cf. BASELINE देहधारण] — Critical
θέλημα θεοῦ thelēma theou will of God	God’s purposive intention the will of God	Christ’s obedient fulfillment of God’s will (not the Levitical system) is what actually sanctifies.	परमेश्वर की इच्छा — High
ἁγιάζω (ἡγιασμένοι) hagiazō to sanctify, make holy	reuse baseline sanctification family sanctified	”We have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all” — decisive, once-for-all sanctification distinct from the ongoing process elsewhere emphasized.	पवित्र किए गए हैं [BASELINE REUSE: पवित्रीकरण family] — Critical; note the tension/complementarity with the ongoing-process sense of पवित्रीकरण elsewhere — both senses are canonical and must be preserved contextually
τελειοῦν εἰς τὸ διηνεκές teleioun eis to dienekes to perfect for all time, perpetually	permanent, once-for-all completion he has perfected for all time, perfected forever	The Hebrews 10:14 summary statement of the whole book’s perfection theme — Christ’s one offering permanently perfects those being sanctified.	सदा के लिये सिद्ध किया है [cf. τελειόω family, ch. 5, 7] — Critical
παρρησία parrēsia boldness, confidence	reuse from ch. 4 boldness, confidence	”Boldness to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus” — central access-to-God text.	निडरता / भरोसा [cf. ch. 4] — Critical
προσέρχομαι proserchomai to draw near, approach	approach, especially to a sacred/royal presence draw near, come near	”Let us draw near” — the practical exhortation flowing from Christ’s completed work; the book’s characteristic invitation verb.	निकट आना / पास आना — High
πληροφορία πίστεως plērophoria pisteōs full assurance of faith	complete confidence, full conviction full assurance of faith	Reuse baseline विश्वास with the “full assurance” qualifier — ties to the perseverance_and_assurance doctrine.	विश्वास का पूरा निश्चय [BASELINE REUSE: विश्वास] — High
ῥαντίζω (ῥεραντισμένοι) rherantismenoi having been sprinkled	reuse from core passage sprinkled	”Hearts sprinkled clean” — internal, not merely ritual, cleansing (parallel to core-passage 9:14).	छिड़के गए हैं [cf. core passage] — High
λούω (λελουσμένοι) lelousmenoi having been washed	ritual/actual washing, evokes baptism washed	”Bodies washed with pure water” — evokes baptism without using the technical term βαπτίζω; care needed not to conflate with baseline बपतिस्मा term while still signaling the connection.	धोए गए हैं (शुद्ध जल से) — Medium; connects to but is distinct from the baseline बपतिस्मा entry
ὁμολογία homologia confession	reuse baseline confession_of_faith confession	”Hold fast the confession of our hope” — public, steadfast allegiance.	अंगीकार [BASELINE REUSE: confession_of_faith] — High
ἐπισυναγωγή episynagōgē assembling together	gathering, congregating meeting together, assembling	”Not neglecting to meet together” — practical church-gathering exhortation.	इकट्ठे होना (cf. baseline कलीसिया/संगति) — Medium
ἑκουσίως ἁμαρτάνω hekousiōs hamartanō to sin willfully, deliberately	deliberate, knowing, continued sin (as opposed to sins of weakness) sin deliberately, sin willfully	Central to the second major warning passage — deliberate apostate rejection of the only available sacrifice, not ordinary moral failure.	जान-बूझकर पाप करना — Critical; mandatory theologian review, ties directly to the danger_of_apostasy doctrine
ὑπομονή hypomonē endurance, patient perseverance	steadfastness under pressure endurance, patience	”You have need of endurance” — the positive counterpart to the warning against apostasy.	धीरज / धैर्य — High
ὑποστολή hypostolē shrinking back, cowardly retreat	timidity, drawing back from a commitment shrink back	”We are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed” — the opposite of persevering faith.	पीछे हट जाना — Critical

Hebrews 11 — Faith of the Old Testament Saints

Terms	Variants	Theological Meaning	Destination Rendering & Risk
πίστις pistis faith	reuse baseline; here given its programmatic definition (11:1) faith	”Faith is the ὑπόστασις of things hoped for, the ἔλεγχος of things not seen” — the chapter’s governing definition, illustrated through the OT saints.	विश्वास [BASELINE REUSE] — Critical
ὑπόστασις hypostasis substance, reality, confident assurance, underlying essence	a difficult, contested term: either “objective reality/substance” or “subjective confident assurance” assurance, substance, being sure of, reality	The most theologically loaded single word in the chapter — must convey confident, well-grounded reality/assurance rooted in God’s own trustworthy word, not an abstract metaphysical “substratum” evocative of Vedantic ontology (where hypostasis-like terms describe an impersonal underlying reality).	निश्चय / ठोस आधार — Critical; mandatory theologian review; must be personal, relational, promise-grounded confidence, never an impersonal metaphysical substrate
ἔλεγχος elegchos proof, conviction, evidence	that which produces certainty; a legal-evidentiary term conviction, evidence, certainty	Faith as the “conviction/proof of things not seen” — an evidentiary confidence, not blind credulity.	प्रमाण / निश्चय — High
μαρτυρέω martyreō to bear witness, be attested/commended	receiving divine testimonial approval gained approval, was commended, was well spoken of	The OT saints “were commended” for/through their faith — God’s own testimony to their faith.	गवाही दी गई / प्रमाणित हुए — Medium
ἐπαγγελία epangelia promise	reuse baseline (Galatians) promise	The saints “did not receive what was promised” in their lifetime but died in faith — the promise outlasts the individual lifespan, requiring resurrection hope.	प्रतिज्ञा [BASELINE REUSE] — High
ξένοι καὶ παρεπίδημοι xenoi kai parepidēmoi strangers and exiles/sojourners	resident-alien status, not fully belonging to the present world-order strangers and exiles, foreigners and pilgrims	The saints’ self-understanding: seeking “a homeland,” “a city,” “a better country” — an eschatological identity that must not collapse into a this-worldly nationalist or communal identity.	परदेशी और यात्री — High
κρείττων ἀνάστασις kreittōn anastasis better resurrection	superior, ultimate resurrection compared to mere resuscitation better resurrection	Distinguishes ordinary this-life restoration-to-life from the ultimate eschatological resurrection — reuse baseline resurrection with “better.”	उत्तम पुनरुत्थान [BASELINE REUSE: पुनरुत्थान] — Critical

Hebrews 12 — The Race of Faith, Discipline, and the Superior Mount Zion

Terms	Variants	Theological Meaning	Destination Rendering & Risk
νέφος μαρτύρων nephos martyrōn cloud of witnesses	the great multitude of ch. 11’s exemplars of faith cloud of witnesses	Ties directly to the faith chapter, framing the Christian life as a race run in view of that heritage.	गवाहों का बड़ा समूह (cf. μαρτυρέω, ch.11) — Medium
ἀγών agōn contest, race, struggle	athletic/military metaphor for the Christian life race, contest	The “race” set before believers, run with endurance.	दौड़ / संग्राम — Medium
ἀρχηγὸς καὶ τελειωτής archēgos kai teleiōtēs founder/pioneer and perfecter	Christ as both originator and one who brings faith to its intended completion founder and perfecter, author and finisher	Combines two of the book’s key Christological terms (reuse ἀρχηγός from ch. 2; τελειωτής extends the τελειόω family) applied specifically to “faith.”	विश्वास का अगुवा और सिद्ध करनेवाला — Critical
παιδεία paideia discipline, training, upbringing	formative correction by a father, as of a child, not punitive retribution for accumulated wrongdoing discipline, training	God’s fatherly discipline of his children — must be relational and formative, decisively not karmic retribution proportioned to accumulated deeds.	अनुशासन / पिता की ताड़ना — High; mandatory theologian review; must convey a loving father’s corrective training, guarding against a karma-adjacent “getting what one deserves” reading
ῥίζα πικρίας rhiza pikrias root of bitterness	a corrupting influence that springs up and defiles many root of bitterness	Warning against bitterness spreading corporately, illustrated by Esau.	कड़वाहट की जड़ — Low
πρωτοτόκια prōtotokia birthright	firstborn’s inheritance-privilege birthright	Esau’s forfeited birthright as a warning example of trading eternal privilege for temporary gratification.	पहलौठे का हक़ — Medium
ὄρος Σινά / ὄρος Σιών oros Sina / oros Siōn Mount Sinai / Mount Zion	the old covenant’s terrifying, mediated theophany vs. the new covenant’s joyful, direct access Mount Sinai / Mount Zion	The chapter’s climactic old-covenant/new-covenant contrast — ties together the whole book’s argument.	सीनै पहाड़ / सिय्योन पहाड़ (established proper nouns) — Critical
ἐκκλησία πρωτοτόκων ekklēsia prōtotokōn assembly/church of the firstborn	the corporate people of God, enrolled as firstborn heirs assembly of the firstborn, church of the firstborn	Reuse baseline कलीसिया (church) with “firstborn” (पहलौठा), applying inheritance/heir language corporately.	पहलौठों की कलीसिया [BASELINE REUSE: कलीसिया] — High
πνεύματα δικαίων τετελειωμένων pneumata dikaiōn teteleiōmenōn spirits of the righteous made perfect	the OT/NT saints already glorified, part of the heavenly assembly spirits of the righteous made perfect	Reuse τελειόω family and धार्मिकता (righteousness).	सिद्ध किए गए धर्मियों की आत्माएँ [cf. BASELINE धार्मिकता] — Critical
αἷμα ῥαντισμοῦ haima rhantismou blood of sprinkling	Christ’s atoning blood, contrasted with Abel’s blood which cried for vengeance sprinkled blood, blood of sprinkling	Christ’s blood “speaks a better word” than Abel’s — reuse the core-passage lexicon (αἷμα, ῥαντίζω) in the book’s rhetorical climax.	छिड़का हुआ लहू [cf. core passage] — Critical
βασιλεία ἀσάλευτος basileia asaleutos unshakeable kingdom	a kingdom that cannot be removed or destabilized, contrasted with the shaken created order kingdom that cannot be shaken	Reuse baseline परमेश्वर का राज्य with “unshakeable.”	अडिग राज्य [BASELINE REUSE: परमेश्वर का राज्य] — Medium
πῦρ καταναλίσκον pyr katanaliskon consuming fire	God’s holy, judging presence (Deuteronomy 4:24 citation) consuming fire	Closing warning: God’s holiness demands reverent worship, not presumption — ties to wrath_of_god baseline entry.	भस्म करनेवाली आग [cf. BASELINE परमेश्वर का क्रोध] — Medium

Hebrews 13 — Concluding Exhortations

Terms	Variants	Theological Meaning	Destination Rendering & Risk
φιλαδελφία philadelphia brotherly love	reuse baseline brotherly love	Opening exhortation, reuse baseline term exactly.	भाईचारे का प्रेम [BASELINE REUSE] — Medium
φιλοξενία philoxenia hospitality	reuse baseline hospitality	”Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers.”	अतिथि-सत्कार [BASELINE REUSE] — Low
φιλαργυρία philargyria love of money	avarice, covetousness love of money	Warning paired with the call to contentment.	धन का लोभ — Low
Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς χθὲς καὶ σήμερον ὁ αὐτὸς καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας Iēsous Christos chthes kai sēmeron ho autos kai eis tous aiōnas Jesus Christ [is] the same yesterday and today and forever	Christ’s unchanging identity across all time Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever	Reasserts the book’s Christological anchor amid warnings against “strange teachings” — Christ’s immutability.	यीशु मसीह कल और आज और सदा एक ही है [BASELINE REUSE: यीशु, मसीह] — High
διδαχαὶ ξέναι/ποικίλαι didachai xenai/poikilai strange/diverse teachings	unfamiliar or varied doctrines competing with the gospel strange teachings, diverse teachings	Warning against doctrinal drift — resonates with India’s pluralistic religious environment and the baseline’s guardrails against presenting the gospel as one teaching among many valid options.	अनोखी/विभिन्न शिक्षाएँ — Medium
θυσιαστήριον thysiastērion altar	the place of sacrificial offering altar	”We have an altar” — the cross/Christ’s sacrifice functions as believers’ true altar, distinct from any physical cultic altar; established BSI term.	वेदी (established BSI OV term) — High; must not be conflated with a Hindu havan-kund/yajna fire-altar; context (the once-for-all sacrifice already completed) must be explicit
παρεμβολή parembolē camp, military encampment	the camp of Israel; by extension, the boundary of the established religious community camp	Christ “suffered outside the gate/camp” — identifies with social rejection and reproach; ties to the shame/honor cultural sensitivity flagged in the baseline.	छावनी — Medium
ὀνειδισμός oneidismos reproach, disgrace	social shame, dishonor reproach, disgrace	”Bearing the reproach he endured” — believers called to share Christ’s social dishonor, a theme with acute resonance in honor/shame cultures.	निन्दा / अनादर — Medium; flag for native speaker review per the baseline honor/shame routing rule
θυσία αἰνέσεως thysia aineseōs sacrifice of praise	worship offered as a sacrificial act, “the fruit of lips” sacrifice of praise	Extends the baseline living_sacrifice (जीवित बलिदान) concept to verbal praise/thanksgiving.	स्तुति का बलिदान [cf. BASELINE जीवित बलिदान] — Medium
καρπὸς χειλέων karpos cheileōn fruit of the lips	verbal praise offered to God, described metaphorically as fruit fruit of lips, fruit of our lips	Must be governed carefully given the baseline’s established caution about फल colliding with कर्म-फल; here the “fruit” is praise offered, not merit accumulated.	होठों का फल (governed, not standalone) — Medium; apply the same genitive-governance caution as the baseline fruit_of_the_spirit entry
ἡγούμενοι hēgoumenoi leaders, those who lead	church leadership (distinct from the baseline’s civil governing_authorities) leaders, those who have the rule over you	”Obey your leaders” — church governance/pastoral authority, a distinct category from Romans 13’s civil शासन के अधिकारी and requiring its own term to avoid confusing spiritual and civil authority.	अगुवे (कलीसिया के अगुवे) — Medium; must be kept lexically distinct from the baseline शासन के अधिकारी (civil authorities)
χάρις charis grace	reuse baseline; closing benediction grace	”Grace be with you all” — the letter’s closing benediction, formulaically consistent with Pauline closings.	अनुग्रह [BASELINE REUSE] — High
αἷμα διαθήκης αἰωνίου haima diathēkēs aiōniou blood of the eternal covenant	Christ’s blood, ratifying the everlasting covenant blood of the eternal covenant	Closing benediction reprising the book’s central terms (αἷμα, διαθήκη) with “eternal.”	अनन्त वाचा का लहू [cf. BASELINE वाचा; core-passage लहू] — Critical

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Summary of Cross-Chapter Structural Terms

The following terms recur across many chapters and function as the book’s argumentative backbone; consistency in their Hindi rendering across all 13 chapters is a Critical requirement, not merely a stylistic preference:

Term	Hindi Rendering	Occurrences (representative)
κρείσσων/κρείττων (better)	उत्तम / श्रेष्ठ	1:4; 6:9; 7:7,19,22; 8:6; 9:23; 10:34; 11:16,35,40; 12:24
ἅπαξ / ἐφάπαξ (once for all)	एक ही बार / सदा के लिये एक बार	6:4; 9:26-28; 10:2
τελειόω (perfect/complete)	सिद्ध करना / पूर्ण करना	2:10; 5:9; 7:19,28; 9:9; 10:1,14; 11:40; 12:23
διαθήκη (covenant)	वाचा (नई वाचा / पहली वाचा)	7:22; 8:6-10; 9:4,15-20; 10:16,29; 12:24; 13:20
ἀρχιερεύς (high priest)	महायाजक	2:17; 3:1; 4:14-15; 5:1,5,10; 6:20; 7:26-28; 8:1,3; 9:7,11,25
αἷμα (blood)	लहू	9:7,12-14,18-25; 10:4,19,29; 11:28; 12:24; 13:11-12,20
πίστις (faith)	विश्वास	throughout, especially ch. 11
κατάπαυσις (rest)	विश्राम	3:11,18; 4:1,3,5,10-11

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This document supplies the Hebrews-specific extension to the Hindi Language Package. It must be read alongside the baseline translation_memory.json, bible_term_registry.json, and doctrine_risk_registry.json, none of which it contradicts. New terms proposed here require formal addition to translation_memory.json and bible_term_registry.json before Phase 2 translation begins (see 08_core_glossary.md).