H1350 גָּאַל
Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 104 KJV occurrences
גָּאַל
gâʼal · gaw-al'
Definition
to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
KJV Renderings
[idiom] in any wise, [idiom] at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger.
Derivation / Etymology
a primitive root, to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e.
Sample KJV Verses (8 of 104)
- Genesis 48:16The 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.
- Leviticus 27:13But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part thereof unto thy estimation.
- Numbers 35:12And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.
- Ruth 3:9And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.
- Ruth 4:4And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it.
- Psalms 72:14He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
- Isaiah 43:14¶ Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.
- Isaiah 54:5For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.