Hebrew word study
גָּאַל H1350
- Transliteration
- gâʼal
- Pronunciation
- gaw-al'
- KJV glosses
- [idiom] in any wise, [idiom] at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger.
Lexical summary
to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information