יִגָּאֵ֖ל
𐤉𐤂𐤀𐤋
gâʼal
it shall be redeemed
To act as a redeemer by fulfilling legal or familial duties of closest kin, primarily involving the restoration of a relative's rights, property, or blood, including: buying back a relative's lost inheritance, marrying a deceased kinsman's widow to provide offspring (levirate marriage), or acting as avenger in cases of unlawful death. The term carries the broader sense of delivering or restoring from threat or loss, always in the context of family or kin obligations, and in extended metaphorical usages, can refer to rescue or salvation.
Leviticus 27:20 · Word #13
Lexicon H1350
| Lemma | גָּאַל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤂𐤀𐤋 |
| Transliteration | gâʼal |
| Strong's | H1350 |
| Definition | To act as a redeemer by fulfilling legal or familial duties of closest kin, primarily involving the restoration of a relative's rights, property, or blood, including: buying back a relative's lost inheritance, marrying a deceased kinsman's widow to provide offspring (levirate marriage), or acting as avenger in cases of unlawful death. The term carries the broader sense of delivering or restoring from threat or loss, always in the context of family or kin obligations, and in extended metaphorical usages, can refer to rescue or salvation. |
Morphology HVNi3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | N — Niphal — Simple passive or reflexive |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | it shall be redeemed |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1350-42
he will be redeemed
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Niphal stem (passive/reflexive), imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Niphal stem expresses the passive or reflexive sense of the root גאל, indicating that the subject receives the action of kinship-based redemption. The imperfect 3rd masculine singular form conveys a future or incomplete action: 'he will be redeemed' in the sense of being reclaimed or restored through kinsman obligation. |
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