גָּאַל
gâʼal(gaw-al')
“to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)”
104 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
Translated in KJV as
[idiom] in any wise[idiom] at allavengerdeliver(do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man)purchaseransomredeem(-er)revenger.
Etymology
a primitive root, to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e.
Chain Links
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“The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”