Hebrew word study

גָּאַלgâʼal to soil or (figuratively) desecrate

Pronounced “gaw-al'

to soil or (figuratively) desecrate

Translated in the King James as: defile, pollute, stain.

Appears 11 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root, (rather identified with H1350 (גָּאַל), through the idea of freeing, i.e. repudiating);

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Where it appears

Ezra 1×
Ezra 2:62
Nehemiah 1×
Nehemiah 7:64
Isaiah 2×
Isaiah 59:3Isaiah 63:3
Lamentations 1×
Lam 4:14
Daniel 2×
Daniel 1:8+ 1 more in Daniel
Zephaniah 1×
Zeph 3:1
Malachi 3×
Malachi 1:7Malachi 1:12+ 1 more in Malachi

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