Strong's Hebrew · H1350
H1350 gâʼal
גָּאַל
gaw-al'
to redeem
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gâʼal appears 104 times in Scripture, including Genesis 48:16 and Exodus 6:6. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
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.)
In the King James Version
× in any wise, × at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger.
Derivation
a primitive root,
Appears 104 times in Scripture
“With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling.”
“the angel who has redeemed me from all harm—may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.””
“either his uncle or cousin or any close relative from his clan may redeem him. Or if he prospers, he may redeem himself.”
“If it is not redeemed by the end of a full year, then the house in the walled city is permanently transferred to its buyer and his descendants. It is not to be released in the Jubilee.”
“he retains the right of redemption after he has sold himself. One of his brothers may redeem him:”
“Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.”
“If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his nearest of kin may come and redeem what his brother has sold.”
“Or if a man has no one to redeem it for him, but he prospers and acquires enough to redeem his land,”
“So whatever belongs to the Levites may be redeemed—a house sold in a city they possess—and must be released in the Jubilee, because the houses in the cities of the Levites are their possession among the Israelites.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
