גֵּאָיֹות v. גַּיְא .
גָּאַל S 1350, 1351 TWOT 300, 301 GK 1453, 1457, 1458 vb. redeem, act as kinsman
(
NH
, Niph.
be redeemed;
also
גֹּואֵל
,
גְּאוּלָּה
)
—
Qal
Pf.
ג׳
, etc.
Is 44:23
+
14 times;
Impf.
יִגְאַל
, etc.
Lv 25:33
+
18 times;
Imv.
גְּאַל
, etc.
Ru 4:6
+
3 times;
Inf. abs.
גָּאֹל
Lv 27:13
+
2 times
cstr.
לִגְאֹול
Ru 4:4
+
2 times;
sf.
לְגָאֳלֵךְ
Ru 3:13
;
Pt.
גֹּאֵל
Lv 25:26
+
24 times,
גֹּואֵל
Is 59
ψ 103:4
;
sf.
גֹּאַלְךָ
Is 48:17
,
גֹּאֲלֵךְ
Is 54:8
(
sf.
19 times);
pass. pl.
גְּאוּלִים
, etc.
Is 35:9
+
4 times;—
1.
act as kinsman, do the part of next of kin
(chiefly in
D H P
Ru.),
גֹּאֵל
kinsman
Lv 25:25
(
H
)
Nu 5:8
;
35:12
(
P
)
Ru 2:20
;
3:9
,
12
;
4:1
,
3
,
6
,
8
,
14 1 K 16:1
1.
a.
in taking a kinsman’s widow
וגאלתיך אם יגאלך טוב יגאל ואם לא יחפץ לגאלך
if he will do thee the kinsman’s part
(raise up children by the widow)
well, let him do the kinsman’s part; but if he is not pleased to do thee the kinsman’s part then I will do thee the kinsman’s part
Ru 3:1
3;
b.
in redeeming from bondage
Lv 25:48
,
49
(
H
);
c.
in redeeming a field
Lv 25:26
,
23
(
H
)
Ru 4:4
,
6
,
d.
claim as kinsman
Jb 3:5
;
e.
גֹּאֵל הַדָּם the avenger of blood Nu 35:1 9, 21 , 24 , 25 , 27 (×2) Jos 20: 3, 5 (?; notin
Ö
)
v
9
(
P
).
Dt 19:6
,
12
(
D
)
2 S 14:11
.
2.
redeem
, by payment of value assessed, of consecrated things, by the original owner
Lv 27:13
,
15
,
19
,
20
,
31
(
P
).
3.
redeem
, with God as subj. implying personal relationship, chiefly in poetry:—
a.
individuals, from death
ψ 103:4
La 3:58 Ho 13:1
4;
מבל רע
Gn 48:16
(
E
poetry),
נפשׁ
ψ 69:19
;
72:14
, orphans
Pr 23:11 Je 50:3
4,
ריבה ריבי וגאלני
ψ 119:154
,
גֹּאֲלִי
Jb 19:2
5,
צוּרִי וְגֹאֲלִי
ψ 19:15
.
b.
Israel, from Egyptian bondage
Ex 6:6
(
P
?)
15:13
(song)
ψ 74:2
;
77:16
;
78:35
,
מיד אויב
ψ 106:10
.
c.
from exile (chiefly
Is 3
, the
vb.
not in
Is 1
)
Is 43:1
;
44:22
,
23
;
48:20
;
52:9
;
63:9 Mi 4:1
0,
מיד
ψ 107:2
Je 31:1
1; Yahweh is
גֹּאֵל
Is 41:1
4;
43:14
;
44:6
,
24
;
47:4
;
48:17
;
49:7
,
26
;
54:5
,
8
;
59:20
;
60:16
;
63:16
; and the people
גְּאוּלִים
Is 35:
9;
51:10
;
62:12
;
63:4
(
cf.
גְּאוּלַי
infr.
),
ψ 107:2
.
Niph.
Pf.
נִגְּאָ˜ל
Lv 25:4
9; Lv
Impf.
יִגָּאֵל
Lv 25:30
+
5 times;
תִּגָּאֵ˜לוּ
Is 52:
3;—
1.
refl.
redeem oneself
Lv 25:49
(
H
).
2.
pass.
be
Imv. Imperative. Pt. Participle. pass. passive.
D Deuteronomist in Dt., in other books Deuteronomic author or redactor. H Code of Holiness.
P
Priests Code or Narrative.
E
Elohist.
infr.
infra,
below.
refl.
reflexive.
• I.