Strong's H1350

גָּאַל

Language:: Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)

Definition

to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)

Derivation

a primitive root, to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e.

KJV Translation

In the King James Version, גָּאַל is translated as: [idiom] in any wise, [idiom] at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger..

About Strong's Concordance

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.