Gaal גָּאַל

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Gaal
גָּאַל
Transliterationgaal
Strong's numberH1350 (H1350A, H1350H, H1350I, H1350B)
LanguageHebrew
Part of speechverb
Glossto redeem: redeem
Occurrences104 in 84 verses
Most frequent inIsaiah (24)

Gaal (Hebrew גָּאַל, Strong's H1350) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to redeem: redeem”. It occurs 104 times in 84 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

H1350A: to redeem: redeem

: redeem
1) to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer, avenge, revenge, ransom, do the part of a kinsman
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to act as kinsman, do the part of next of kin, act as kinsman-redeemer
1a1a) by marrying brother's widow to beget a child for him, to redeem from slavery, to redeem land, to exact vengeance
1a2) to redeem (by payment)
1a3) to redeem (with God as subject)
1a3a) individuals from death
1a3b) Israel from Egyptian bondage
1a3c) Israel from exile
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to redeem oneself
1b2) to be redeemed

H1350H: to redeem: avenge

: avenge
1) to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer, avenge, revenge, ransom, do the part of a kinsman
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to act as kinsman, do the part of next of kin, act as kinsman-redeemer
1a1a) by marrying brother's widow to beget a child for him, to redeem from slavery, to redeem land, to exact vengeance
1a2) to redeem (by payment)
1a3) to redeem (with God as subject)
1a3a) individuals from death
1a3b) Israel from Egyptian bondage
1a3c) Israel from exile
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to redeem oneself
1b2) to be redeemed

H1350I: to redeem: relative

: relative
1) to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer, avenge, revenge, ransom, do the part of a kinsman
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to act as kinsman, do the part of next of kin, act as kinsman-redeemer
1a1a) by marrying brother's widow to beget a child for him, to redeem from slavery, to redeem land, to exact vengeance
1a2) to redeem (by payment)
1a3) to redeem (with God as subject)
1a3a) individuals from death
1a3b) Israel from Egyptian bondage
1a3c) Israel from exile
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to redeem oneself
1b2) to be redeemed

H1350B: redemption

redemption

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVredeemed (24), redeem (22), redeemer (18), kinsman (12), avenger (6), revenger (6), all redeem (2), ransomed (2), purchase (1), wise redeem (1), kinsmen (1), kinsman's part (1), and 5 other renderings
BSBavenger (12), redeemed (8), your redeemer (7), redeem (5), kinsman redeemer (5), redeemer (4), redeem it (3), may redeem him (2), be redeemed (2), my redeemer (2), redeem me (2), he has redeemed (2), and 42 other renderings

Topics

Verses

Every verse with Gaal, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

Exodus

Leviticus

Numbers

Deuteronomy

Joshua

Ruth

2 Samuel

1 Kings

Job

Psalms

Proverbs

Isaiah

Jeremiah

Lamentations

Hosea

Micah

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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