Glossary Term
Risk: High- Approved rendering
- dhambi
- Transliteration
- dhambi
- Rejected alternatives
- kosa (mistake/error, too weak), uchafu (ritual impurity/uncleanness)
Sin
dhambi (an Arabic-derived term shared with Islamic usage, dhanb) is well established, but must be distinguished from uchafu (ritual impurity/uncleanness, relevant in both Islamic and traditional purification contexts) and from kosa (a mere mistake). Romans 1:18-3:20’s weight of moral guilt before a personal, holy God should be stated explicitly rather than assumed from the word alone.
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