גָּאַל
H1350verb105 occurrences
Definition
ga'al (gaw-al') v.
1. to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship)
2. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
3. kinsman redeemer
4. (in justice) avenger
[a primitive root]
KJV: X in any wise, X at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger.
Form
- Part of speech: verb
- Occurrences: 105
First occurrence
From Strong's Hebrew and Chaldee Dictionary (1890), which is public domain. This bundle carries the words that spell biblical names and the roots they are built from; the full lexicon of 8,674 entries ships as a bulk table.