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2 Samuel 22:21

“The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

גָּמַלgâmal · gaw-mal'
H1580 · Hebrew

Definition: to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e. (specifically) to wean
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: bestow on, deal bountifully, do (good), recompense, requite, reward, ripen, [phrase] serve, mean, yield.
Grammar: יִגְמְלֵ֥ — verb Qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
נִי — suffix (pronominal), 1st person, common, singular
Code HVqi3ms/Sp1cs
Usage: Occurs 37 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 21:8 Genesis 21:8 Genesis 50:15 Genesis 50:17 Numbers 17:23

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read גָּמַל here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.