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Psalms 103:4
“Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
גָּאַלgâʼal · gaw-al'
H1350 · Hebrew
H1350 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
- Derivation
- a primitive root, to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e.
- KJV renderings
- [idiom] in any wise, [idiom] at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger.
- Grammar
- הַ — particle (definite article)
- גּוֹאֵ֣ל — verb Qal, active participle, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 105 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 48:16Exodus 6:6Exodus 15:13Leviticus 25:25Leviticus 25:25
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 גָּאַל 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.