Hebrew word

gâʼal

gaw-al'

גָּאַל

What it means

to be the next of kin

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

Where it comes from

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

How the King James translates it

redeem22
redeemed21
redeemer15
kinsman11
avenger6
revenger6
all2
ransomed2

Every place it appears 93

Genesis48:16

Exodus6:6 15:13

Leviticus25:25 25:26 25:30 25:33 25:49 25:54 27:13 27:15 27:19 27:20 27:27 27:28 27:31

Numbers5:8 35:12 35:19 35:21 35:24 35:25 35:27

Deuteronomy19:6 19:12

Joshua20:3 20:5 20:9

Ruth3:12 3:13 4:1 4:3 4:4 4:6 4:8 4:14

2 Samuel14:11

1 Kings16:11

Job3:5 19:25

Psalms69:18 72:14 74:2 77:15 103:4 106:10 107:2 119:154

Proverbs23:11

Isaiah35:9 41:14 43:1 43:14 44:6 44:23 44:24 47:4 48:17 48:20 49:7 49:26 51:10 52:3 52:9 54:5 59:20 60:16 62:12 63:4 63:9 63:16

Jeremiah31:11 50:34

Lamentations3:58

Hosea13:14

Micah4:10

gâʼal — Hebrew word meaning “to be the next of kin”