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H1350

גָּאַל

gâʼal [gaw-al'] Verb
Core meaningto redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship)

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H1350

to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)

KJV usage: × in any wise, × at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger.
Etymology: a primitive root,
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

. Usage: × in any wise, × at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger. × in any wise, × at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger.

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