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Job 24:9
“They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
גָּזַלgâzal · gaw-zal'
H1497 · Hebrew
H1497 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- catch, consume, exercise (robbery), pluck (off), rob, spoil, take away (by force, violence), tear.
- Grammar
- יִ֭גְזְלוּ — verb Qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 30 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 21:25Genesis 31:31Leviticus 5:23Leviticus 19:13Deuteronomy 28:29
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 גָּזַל here.
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.