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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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  • 2 Samuel 14:11
    Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.
  • 1 Kings 16:11
    And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends.
  • Job 3:5
    Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
  • Job 19:25
    For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
  • Psalms 19:14
    Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
  • Psalms 69:18
    Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.
  • Psalms 72:14
    He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
  • Psalms 74:2
    Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.
  • Psalms 77:15
    Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.
  • Psalms 78:35
    And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.