Hebrew word study

גָּאַלgâʼal — to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative…

Pronounced “gaw-al'”

to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)

Translated in the King James as: in any wise, at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger.

Appears 103 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root, to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e.

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Where it appears

Genesis — 1×

Genesis 48:16

Exodus — 2×

Exodus 6:6 Exodus 15:13

Leviticus — 21×

Leviticus 25:25 Leviticus 25:26 Leviticus 25:30 Leviticus 25:33 Leviticus 25:48 Leviticus 25:49 Leviticus 25:54 Leviticus 27:13 Leviticus 27:15 Leviticus 27:19 Leviticus 27:20 Leviticus 27:27 Leviticus 27:28 Leviticus 27:31 Leviticus 27:33+ 6 more in Leviticus

Numbers — 8×

Numbers 5:8 Numbers 35:12 Numbers 35:19 Numbers 35:21 Numbers 35:24 Numbers 35:25 Numbers 35:27+ 1 more in Numbers

Deuteronomy — 2×

Deuteronomy 19:6 Deuteronomy 19:12

Joshua — 3×

Joshua 20:3 Joshua 20:5 Joshua 20:9

Ruth — 21×

Ruth 2:20 Ruth 3:9 Ruth 3:12 Ruth 3:13 Ruth 4:1 Ruth 4:3 Ruth 4:4 Ruth 4:6 Ruth 4:8 Ruth 4:14+ 11 more in Ruth

2 Samuel — 1×

2 Sam 14:11

1 Kings — 1×

1 Ki 16:11

Job — 2×

Job 3:5 Job 19:25

Psalms — 11×

Psalms 19:14 Psalms 69:18 Psalms 72:14 Psalms 74:2 Psalms 77:15 Psalms 78:35 Psalms 103:4 Psalms 106:10 Psalms 107:2 Psalms 119:154+ 1 more in Psalms

Proverbs — 1×

Proverbs 23:11

Isaiah — 24×

Isaiah 35:9 Isaiah 41:14 Isaiah 43:1 Isaiah 43:14 Isaiah 44:6 Isaiah 44:22 Isaiah 44:23 Isaiah 44:24 Isaiah 47:4 Isaiah 48:17 Isaiah 48:20 Isaiah 49:7 Isaiah 49:26 Isaiah 51:10 Isaiah 52:3 Isaiah 52:9 Isaiah 54:5 Isaiah 54:8 Isaiah 59:20 Isaiah 60:16 Isaiah 62:12 Isaiah 63:4 Isaiah 63:9 Isaiah 63:16

Jeremiah — 2×

Jeremiah 31:11 Jeremiah 50:34

Lamentations — 1×

Lam 3:58

Hosea — 1×

Hosea 13:14

Micah — 1×

Micah 4:10

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