יִגְאָלYigʼâl
proper name, masculine: He redeems
Pronunciation: yig-awl' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3008
Meanings
1. one of the spies (Numbers 13:7)
2. one of David's heroes (2 Samuel 23:36)
3. descendant of Zerubbabel (1 Chronicles 3:22)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Numbers 13:7 Issachar Igal son of Joseph
- 2 Samuel 23:36 Igal son of Nathan from Zobah; Bani from Gad;
- 1 Chronicles 3:22 The descendants of Shecaniah were Shemaiah and his sons, Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat—six in all.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).