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αἷμα
HIGH-mah
blood
noun, n., 3rd declension
Appears 97× in the Greek New Testament — common.

In the New Testament

Hemoglobin, hemorrhage, leukemia — αἷμα. John 1:13: "not of blood" — οὐκ ἐξ αἱμάτων.

Memory Hook

HIGH-mah — HEMorrhage = BLOOD pouring out — αἷμα = blood.

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