גְּאַל
𐤂𐤀𐤋
gâʼal
Redeem
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.
Ruth 4:6 · Word #12
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 HVqv2ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | v — Imperative — A command |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Redeem |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1350-06
Act as kinsman-redeemer!
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, imperative, second person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal imperative 2ms calls a single male addressee to perform the basic action of the root: to fulfill the duty of a family redeemer. "Act as kinsman-redeemer" preserves the kinship-based obligation inherent in גאל rather than a generalized idea of redemption. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Redeem as kinsman-redeemer!
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Standardized from "Act as kinsman-redeemer". |