Gemulah גְּמוּלָה
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| גְּמוּלָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | gemulah |
| Strong's number | H1578 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | recompense |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | 2 Samuel (1) |
Gemulah (Hebrew גְּמוּלָה, Strong's H1578) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “recompense”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
dealing, recompense
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | reward (1), deeds (1), recompences (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | reward (1), their deeds (1), retribution (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Gemulah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 19:36Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward?Your servant could go with the king only a short distance past the Jordan; why should the king repay me with such a reward?
Isaiah
- Isaiah 59:18According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.So He will repay according to their deeds: fury to His enemies, retribution to His foes, and recompense to the islands.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 51:56Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the Lord God of recompences shall surely requite.For a destroyer is coming against her— against Babylon. Her warriors will be captured, and their bows will be broken, for the LORD is a God of retribution; He will repay in full.
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).