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gāʾal גָּאַלAto redeem, Bredemption’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root
Variants: גְּאוּלַי, גָּאַל

gāʾal Av Bn
A1) to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer, avenge, revenge, ransom, do the part of a kinsman
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to act as kinsman, do the part of next of kin, act as kinsman-redeemer
1a1a) by marrying brother's widow to beget a child for him, to redeem from slavery, to redeem land, to exact vengeance
  1a2) to redeem (by payment)
  1a3) to redeem (with God as subject)
1a3a) individuals from death
1a3b) Israel from Egyptian bondage
1a3c) Israel from exile
 1b) (Niphal)
  1b1) to redeem oneself
  1b2) to be redeemed
B1) redemption

Mentioned in Genesis 48:16 Exodus 15:13, 6:6 Codex Leviticus 27:28, 25:49, 25:25, 25:48, 25:33, 27:20, 25:26, 27:31, 25:54, 25:30, 27:13, 27:15, 27:19, 27:27, 27:33 Numbers 35:21, 5:8, 35:27, 35:25, 35:24, 35:19, 35:12 Deuteronomy 19:6, 19:12 Joshua 20:5, 20:9, 20:3 2 Samuel 14:11 1 Kings 16:11 Isaiah 63:16, 49:26, 60:16, 63:9, 44:6, 41:14, 43:1, 44:22, 48:17, 54:5, 49:7, 43:14, 44:24, 48:20, 52:3, 54:8, 35:9, 44:23, 51:10, 59:20, 63:4, 47:4, 52:9, 62:12 Jeremiah 50:34, 31:11 Hosea 13:14 Micah 4:10 Psalms 69:19, 106:10, 78:35, 107:2, 19:15, 119:154, 77:16, 72:14, 74:2, 103:4 Proverbs 23:11 Job 19:25, 3:5 Ruth 4:4, 4:3, 2:20, 4:14, 4:1, 3:13, 3:9, 3:12, 4:6, 4:8 Lamentations 3:58

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