Strong's Lexicon gaal: Redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer, avenge, ransom, deliver Original Word: גָּאַל Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3084 (λυτρόω, lutroo): To redeem, to ransom - G629 (ἀπολύτρωσις, apolutrosis): Redemption, deliverance Usage: The Hebrew verb "gaal" primarily means to redeem or act as a kinsman-redeemer. It involves the idea of buying back or reclaiming something or someone, often in the context of familial duty. This term is used to describe the act of a close relative who restores the rights of another and avenges their wrongs. It encompasses both legal and relational aspects, emphasizing the responsibility and privilege of kinship. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite society, the concept of the kinsman-redeemer was integral to maintaining family integrity and property within the clan. The kinsman-redeemer had the duty to redeem a relative who had sold themselves into slavery, to buy back family land that had been sold, and to marry a widow to preserve the family line (as seen in the account of Ruth and Boaz). This role was not only a legal obligation but also a moral and social one, reflecting the communal and covenantal nature of Israelite life. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to redeem, act as kinsman NASB Translation avenger (13), bought back (1), buy back (1), claim (1), close relative (3), closest relative (3), closest relatives (1), ever wish to redeem (2), kinsman (2), redeem (22), redeemed (25), redeemer (1), Redeemer (18), redeems (1), relative (2), relatives (1), rescue (1), wishes to redeem (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs I. גָּאַל verb redeem, act as kinsman (Late Hebrew, Niph`al be redeemed; also גּוֺאֵל, גְּאוּלָּה) — Qal Perfect ׳ג, etc. Isaiah 44:23 14t.; Imperfect יִגְאַל, etc. Leviticus 25:33 18t.; Imperative גְּאַל, etc. Ruth 4:6 3t.; Infinitive absolute גָּאֹל Leviticus 27:13 2t.; construct לִגְאוֺל Ruth 4:4 2t.; suffix לְגָאֳלֵךְ Ruth 3:13; Participle גֹּאֵל Leviticus 25:26 24t., גּוֺאֵל Isaiah 59:20; Psalm 103:4; suffix גֹּאַלְךָ Isaiah 48:17, גֹּאֲלֵךְ Isaiah 54:8 (suffix 19 t.); passive plural גְּאוּלִים, etc. Isaiah 35:9 4t.; — 1 act as kinsman, do the part of next of kin (chiefly in D H P Ruth), גֹּאֵל kinsman Leviticus 25:25 (H) Numbers 5:8; Numbers 35:12 (P) Ruth 2:20; Ruth 3:9,12; Ruth 4:1,3,6,8,14; 1 Kings 16:11. a. in taking a kinsman's widow אם יגאלך טוב יגאל ואם לא יחפץ לגאלך וגאלתיך if he will do thee the kinsman's part (raise up children by the widow) well, let him do the kinsman's part; but if he is not pleased to do thee the kinsman's part then I will do thee the kinsman's part Ruth 3:13; b. in redeeming from bondage Leviticus 25:48,49 (H); c. in redeeming a field Leviticus 25:26,33 (H) Ruth 4:4,6; d. claim as kinsman Job 3:5; e. גֹּאֵל הַדָּם the avenger of blood Numbers 35:19,21,24,25,27 (twice in verse); Joshua 20:3,5 (?; not in ᵐ5) Joshua 20:9 (P). Deuteronomy 19:6,12 (D) 2 Samuel 14:11. 2 redeem, by payment of value assessed, of consecrated things, by the original owner Leviticus 27:13,15,19,20,31 (P). 3 redeem, with God as subject implying personal relationship, chiefly in poetry: — a. individuals, from death Psalm 103:4; Lamentations 3:58; Hosea 13:14, מכל רע Genesis 48:16 (E poetry), נפשׁ Psalm 69:19; Psalm 72:14, orphans Proverbs 23:11; Jeremiah 50:34, ריבה ריבי וגאלני Psalm 119:154, גֹּאֲלִי Job 19:25, צוּרִי וְגֹאֲלִי Psalm 19:15. b. Israel, from Egyptian bondage Exodus 6:6 (P?) Exodus 15:13 (song) Psalm 74:2; Psalm 77:16; Psalm 78:35, מיד אויב Psalm 106:10. c. from exile (chiefly Isa3, the verb not in Isa1) Isaiah 43:1; Isaiah 44:22,23; Isaiah 48:20; Isaiah 52:9; Isaiah 63:9; Micah 4:10, מיד Psalm 107:2; Jeremiah 31:11; Yahweh is גֹּאֵל Isaiah 41:14; Isaiah 43:14; Isaiah 44:6,24; Isaiah 47:4; Isaiah 48:17; Isaiah 49:7,26; Isaiah 54:5,8; Isaiah 59:20; Isaiah 60:16; Isaiah 63:16; and the people גְּאוּלִים Isaiah 35:9; Isaiah 51:10; Isaiah 62:12; Isaiah 63:4 (compare גְּאוּלַי below), Psalm 107:2. Niph`al Perfect נִגְאָ֑ל Leviticus 25:49; Imperfect יִגָּאֵל Leviticus 25:30 5t.; תִּגָּאֵ֑לוּ Isaiah 52:3; — 1 reflexive redeem oneself Leviticus 25:49 (H). 2 pass. be redeemed, a. field Leviticus 25:30 (H), slave Leviticus 25:54 (H); b. consecrated things Leviticus 27:20,27,28,33 (P); c. Jerusalem by Yahweh Isaiah 52:3. גְּאוּלַי Isaiah 63:4, in ׳שְׁנַת ג, noun abstract redemption, according to ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9 Ges Hi De MV Che Di RVm; then either plural abstract suffix year of (my) redemption (so most); or abstract form. in י֯, after Syriac analogy, LagSymm. ii. 101 f. Semitic i. 19, 68. BN 192 (ᵐ5 omit my); but < Passive participle plural suffix my ransomed (released) ones Ew Br Brd AV RV compare below גאל above. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance in any wise, at all, avenger, deliver, next kinsfolk, purchase, 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.) -- X in any wise, X at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger. Forms and Transliterations אֶגְאָֽל׃ אֶגְאָלֵ֑ם אגאל׃ אגאלם גְּ֝אָלָ֗ם גְּאַל־ גְּאָ֔ל גְּאוּלִֽים׃ גְּאוּלֵ֣י גְּאוּלַ֖י גְאַלְתִּ֔יךָ גְאַלְתִּֽיךָ׃ גְאָלָ֑הּ גְאָלָ֑ם גָּ֭אַלְתָּ גָּאַ֖ל גָּאַ֣לְתָּ גָּאַ֥ל גָּאַ֥לְתָּ גָּאָ֑לְתָּ גָּאֹ֖ל גָּאֹ֤ל גָּאֹ֥ל גָאַ֤ל גֹּ֣אֲלִי גֹּאֲלֵ֕נוּ גֹּאֲלֵ֖ךְ גֹּאֲלֵ֥נוּ גֹּאֲלֶ֔ךָ גֹּאֲלָ֣ם ׀ גֹּאֲלָֽם׃ גֹּאֵ֑ל גֹּאֵ֖ל גֹּאֵ֗ל גֹּאֵ֣ל גֹּאֵ֤ל גֹּאֵ֥ל גֹּאֵ֨ל גֹּאַלְךָ֖ גֹּאַלְכֶ֖ם גֹֽאֲלוֹ֙ גֹאֲלָ֥ם גֹאֵ֖ל גּוֹאֵ֔ל גאולי גאולים׃ גאל גאל־ גאלה גאלו גאלי גאלך גאלכם גאלם גאלם׃ גאלנו גאלת גאלתיך גאלתיך׃ גואל הַגֹּאֵ֗ל הַגֹּאֵ֛ל הַגֹּאֵ֤ל הַגֹּאֵ֨ל הַגּוֹאֵ֣ל הגאל הגואל וְגָאַ֕ל וְגָאַלְתִּ֤י וְגֹֽאֲלֵךְ֙ וְגֹאֲל֖וֹ וְגֹאֲלִֽי׃ וְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְ וְגֹאֲלָ֖יו וְנִגְאָֽל׃ וַ֝יִּגְאָלֵ֗ם וּגְאַלְתִּ֥יךְ וּגְאָל֕וֹ וּגְאָלֵ֑נִי וגאל וגאלו וגאלי׃ וגאליו וגאלך וגאלני וגאלתי וגאלתיך ויגאלם ונגאל׃ יִגְאַ֖ל יִגְאַ֛ל יִגְאַ֜ל יִגְאַ֣ל יִגְאַל֙ יִגְאָ֔ל יִגְאָלֵ֣ךְ יִגְאָלֵ֥ךְ יִגְאָלֶ֑נָּה יִגְאָלֶ֑נּוּ יִגְאָלֶ֔נּוּ יִגְאָלֶֽנּוּ׃ יִגְאָלֻ֡הוּ יִגָּאֵ֑ל יִגָּאֵ֖ל יִגָּאֵ֗ל יִגָּאֵֽל׃ יגאל יגאל׃ יגאלהו יגאלך יגאלנה יגאלנו יגאלנו׃ לְגָֽאֳלֵ֛ךְ לִגְא֔וֹל לִגְאָל־ לִגְאֹֽל׃ לַגֹּאֵ֔ל לגאול לגאל לגאל־ לגאל׃ לגאלך מִֽגֹּאֲלֵ֖נוּ מִגֹּאֵ֑ל מִגֹּאֵ֖ל מגאל מגאלנו ק תִּגְאַל֙ תִּגָּאֵֽלוּ׃ תגאל תגאלו׃ ’eḡ’āl ’eḡ’ālêm ’eḡ·’ā·lêm ’eḡ·’āl egAl egaLem gā’al ḡā’al gā’ālətā gā’altā gā’ōl gā·’ā·lə·tā gā·’al ḡā·’al gā·’al·tā gā·’ōl gaAl gaAleta Gaalta gaOl gə’āl gə’al- ḡə’ālāh gə’ālām ḡə’ālām ḡə’altîḵā gə’ūlay gə’ūlê gə’ūlîm ḡə·’ā·lāh gə·’ā·lām ḡə·’ā·lām gə·’āl gə·’al- ḡə·’al·tî·ḵā gə·’ū·lay gə·’ū·lê gə·’ū·lîm geAl geaLah geaLam gealTicha geuLai geuLei geuLim gō’ălām ḡō’ălām gō’ălêḵ gō’ăleḵā gō’ălênū gō’ălî gō’alḵā gō’alḵem ḡō’ălōw gō’êl ḡō’êl gō·’ă·lām ḡō·’ă·lām gō·’ă·le·ḵā gō·’ă·lê·nū gō·’ă·lêḵ gō·’ă·lî ḡō·’ă·lōw gō·’al·ḵā gō·’al·ḵem gō·’êl ḡō·’êl gō·w·’êl goaLam goalCha goalChem goaLech goaLecha goaLenu Goali goaLo goEl gōw’êl hag·gō·’êl hag·gō·w·’êl haggō’êl haggoEl haggōw’êl k lag·gō·’êl laggō’êl laggoEl lə·ḡā·’o·lêḵ ləḡā’olêḵ legooLech liḡ’āl- liḡ’ōl liḡ’ōwl liḡ·’āl- liḡ·’ō·wl liḡ·’ōl ligol mig·gō·’ă·lê·nū mig·gō·’êl miggō’ălênū miggō’êl miggoaLenu miggoEl q tiḡ’al tiḡ·’al tig·gā·’ê·lū tigAl tiggā’êlū tiggaElu ū·ḡə·’ā·lê·nî ū·ḡə·’ā·lōw ū·ḡə·’al·tîḵ ūḡə’ālênî ūḡə’ālōw ūḡə’altîḵ ugeaLeni ugeaLo ugealTich vaiyigaLem vegaAl vegaalTi vegoaLav vegoaLech vegoaLi vegoaLo venigAl way·yiḡ·’ā·lêm wayyiḡ’ālêm wə·ḡā·’al wə·ḡā·’al·tî wə·ḡō·’ă·lāw wə·ḡō·’ă·lêḵ wə·ḡō·’ă·lî wə·ḡō·’ă·lōw wə·niḡ·’āl wəḡā’al wəḡā’altî wəḡō’ălāw wəḡō’ălêḵ wəḡō’ălî wəḡō’ălōw wəniḡ’āl yiḡ’al yiḡ’āl yiḡ’ālêḵ yiḡ’ālennāh yiḡ’ālennū yiḡ’āluhū yiḡ·’ā·lêḵ yiḡ·’ā·len·nāh yiḡ·’ā·len·nū yiḡ·’ā·lu·hū yiḡ·’al yiḡ·’āl yig·gā·’êl yigAl yigaLech yigaLennah yigaLennu yigaLuhu yiggā’êl yiggaElLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 48:16 HEB: הַמַּלְאָךְ֩ הַגֹּאֵ֨ל אֹתִ֜י מִכָּל־ NAS: The angel who has redeemed me from all KJV: The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, INT: the angel has redeemed all evil Exodus 6:6 Exodus 15:13 Leviticus 25:25 Leviticus 25:25 Leviticus 25:26 Leviticus 25:30 Leviticus 25:33 Leviticus 25:48 Leviticus 25:49 Leviticus 25:49 Leviticus 25:49 Leviticus 25:54 Leviticus 27:13 Leviticus 27:13 Leviticus 27:15 Leviticus 27:19 Leviticus 27:19 Leviticus 27:20 Leviticus 27:20 Leviticus 27:27 Leviticus 27:28 Leviticus 27:31 Leviticus 27:31 Leviticus 27:33 105 Occurrences |
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