אֶגְאָלֵ֑/ם
𐤀𐤂𐤀𐤋/𐤌
gâʼal
I will redeem them
To act as a redeemer by fulfilling legal or familial duties of closest kin, primarily involving the restoration of a relative's rights, property, or blood, including: buying back a relative's lost inheritance, marrying a deceased kinsman's widow to provide offspring (levirate marriage), or acting as avenger in cases of unlawful death. The term carries the broader sense of delivering or restoring from threat or loss, always in the context of family or kin obligations, and in extended metaphorical usages, can refer to rescue or salvation.
Hosea 13:14 · Word #5
Lexicon H1350
| Lemma | גָּאַל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤂𐤀𐤋 |
| Transliteration | gâʼal |
| Strong's | H1350 |
| Definition | To act as a redeemer by fulfilling legal or familial duties of closest kin, primarily involving the restoration of a relative's rights, property, or blood, including: buying back a relative's lost inheritance, marrying a deceased kinsman's widow to provide offspring (levirate marriage), or acting as avenger in cases of unlawful death. The term carries the broader sense of delivering or restoring from threat or loss, always in the context of family or kin obligations, and in extended metaphorical usages, can refer to rescue or salvation. |
Morphology HVqi1cs/Sp3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | I will redeem them |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1350-02
I will redeem them
| Morphological Notes | Qal imperfect, 1st person common singular with 3rd person masculine plural pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal imperfect first common singular with a third masculine plural suffix expresses a simple, active future action by the speaker toward them. "Redeem" preserves the core kinship-based sense of גאל as acting to restore or reclaim on behalf of family. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
I will redeem them
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 accurately reflects the concept of go'el, to redeem or restore, echoing kinship/legal context in Hosea. |