Hebrew word study

גָּעַלgâʻal — to detest

Pronounced “gaw-al'”

to detest; by implication, to reject

Translated in the King James as: abhor, fail, lothe, vilely cast away.

Appears 10 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Leviticus — 5×
Leviticus 26:11Leviticus 26:15Leviticus 26:30Leviticus 26:43Leviticus 26:44
2 Samuel — 1×
2 Sam 1:21
Job — 1×
Job 21:10
Jeremiah — 1×
Jeremiah 14:19
Ezekiel — 2×
Ezekiel 16:45+ 1 more in Ezekiel

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