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gāʿal גָּעַל ‘to abhor’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

gāʿal v
1) to abhor, loathe, be vilely cast away, fall
 1a) (Qal) to abhor, loathe
 1b) (Niphal) to be defiled
 1c) (Hiphil) to reject as loathsome, show aversion

Mentioned in Codex Leviticus 26:44, 26:15, 26:43, 26:11, 26:30 2 Samuel 1:21 Jeremiah 14:19 Ezekiel 16:45 Job 21:10

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