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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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  • Psalms 103:4
    Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
  • Psalms 106:10
    And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
  • Psalms 107:2
    Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
  • Psalms 119:154
    Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.
  • Proverbs 23:11
    For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
  • Isaiah 35:9
    No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:
  • Isaiah 41:14
    Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
  • Isaiah 43:1
    But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
  • Isaiah 43:14
    Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.
  • Isaiah 44:6
    Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.