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The three Hebrew words, naÌ„ghar, sı̄m or suÌ„m and shaÌ„phakh, translated “shed†in many Old Testament passages, always mean a “pouring out,†and in nearly every case point to the effusion of blood (; ; ; ; ; , etc.). The Greek words ἐκχεÌω, ekcheÌoÌ„, and εÌκχυÌω, ekchuÌnoÌ„, have precisely the same specific meaning (; ; ; ; ; ). Sometimes they are tropically used in reference to the outpouring of the Holy Spirit ( the King James Version; ), and to the outpouring of the love of God in the believer's heart ().