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Psalms 119:17

“ג GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.” (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
  • גְּמֹ֖ל — verb Qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular
Code HVqv2ms
Usage
Occurs 37 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 21:8Genesis 21:8Genesis 50:15Genesis 50:17Numbers 17:23

Theological interpretation (AI)

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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.