Hebrew word study
גָּזַל H1497
- Transliteration
- gâzal
- Pronunciation
- gaw-zal'
- KJV glosses
- catch, consume, exercise (robbery), pluck (off), rob, spoil, take away (by force, violence), tear.
Lexical summary
to pluck off
specifically to flay, strip or rob
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
to pluck off
specifically to flay, strip or rob
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