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Proverbs 11:17
“The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
גָּמַלgâmal · gaw-mal'
H1580 · Hebrew
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
- גֹּמֵ֣ל — verb Qal, active participle, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 37 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 21:8Genesis 21:8Genesis 50:15Genesis 50:17Numbers 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.
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.