גָּאַל
gâʼal(gaw-al')
“to soil or (figuratively) desecrate”
11 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to soil or (figuratively) desecrate
Translated in KJV as
defilepollutestain.
Etymology
a primitive root, (rather identified with H1350 (גָּאַל), through the idea of freeing, i.e. repudiating);
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“These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.”