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Strong's numbers

גָּאַל (H1350)

gâʼal

gaw-al'

a primitive root, to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e.; to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.); [idiom] in any wise, [idiom] at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger.

Brown–Driver–Briggs

גְּאוּלַי Is 63:4, n. abstr. redemption
גָּאַל vb. redeem, act as kinsman
Qal
1 act as kinsman, do the part of next of kin
2 redeem, by payment of value assessed
3 redeem, with God as subj. implying personal relationship
Niph
1 refl. redeem oneself
2 pass. be redeemed

From Brown, Driver, and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), in the public domain.

84 occurrences

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  • Numbers 35:19
    The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.
  • Numbers 35:21
    Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him.
  • Numbers 35:24
    Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:
  • Numbers 35:25
    And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil.
  • Numbers 35:27
    And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:
  • Deuteronomy 19:6
    Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.
  • Deuteronomy 19:12
    Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
  • Joshua 20:3
    That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.
  • Joshua 20:5
    And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.
  • Joshua 20:9
    These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.