יִגְאָלֶ֔/נּוּ
𐤉𐤂𐤀𐤋/𐤍𐤅
gâʼal
may redeem him
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.
Leviticus 25:49 · Word #6
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 HVqi3ms/Sp3ms
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 | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | may redeem him |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1350-46
he will redeem him
| Morphological Notes | Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal imperfect 3ms expresses a simple active action by a masculine singular subject, and the 3ms pronominal suffix marks a masculine singular object (“him”). "Redeem" preserves the core kinship-based sense of acting as kinsman-redeemer inherent in גאל. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
may redeem him
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'he will redeem him' is grammatically possible but does not express the permissive/volitional sense required in this context. 'May redeem him' is the correct legal rendering conveying the option for the relative to act. |