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Proverbs 28:24

“Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

גָּזַלgâzal · gaw-zal'
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: גּוֹזֵ֤ל — verb Qal, active participle, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HVqrmsa
Usage: Occurs 30 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 21:25 Genesis 31:31 Leviticus 5:23 Leviticus 19:13 Deuteronomy 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.

Verse 23 Verse 25

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.