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.
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4 of 104
“If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.”