גָּז֗וּל
𐤂𐤆𐤅𐤋
gazul
stolen
a primitive root; to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob; catch, consume, exercise (robbery), pluck (off), rob, spoil, take away (by force, violence), tear.
Malachi 1:13 · Word #10
Lexicon H1497
| Lemma | גָּזַל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤂𐤆𐤋 |
| Transliteration | gâzal |
| Strong's | H1497 |
| In-context | stolen |
Morphology HVqsmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | s — Participle Passive — The one receiving the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H1497-05
a plundered man
| Root | גזל (g-z-l) |
| Core Meanings | to pluck off, strip away, rob, seize by force, despoil |
| Semantic Range | robbed, plundered, despoiled, stripped, seized by violence; one deprived of property or rights by force |
| Conceptual Significance | This term highlights the social and ethical concern in the Hebrew Bible for victims of injustice and violent exploitation. The "plundered man" represents those wronged by oppression, whose cause YHWH repeatedly defends in covenantal law and prophetic rebuke. |
| Morphological Notes | Qal passive participle, masculine singular absolute (גָּזוּל); functions adjectivally or substantivally to describe one who has been robbed or despoiled. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a Qal passive participle masculine singular absolute, describing one who has been acted upon by robbery or violent seizure. "Plundered" preserves the root sense of forceful stripping or despoiling, and "man" reflects the masculine singular grammatical form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root גזל (to pluck off, strip away, rob, seize by force, despoil)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1497-01 |
gazal | he seized by force |
H1497-02 |
gazaleti | I have seized by force |
H1497-03 |
gazalu | they tore away by force |
Word Usage (30 occurrences of H1497)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 21:25 | גָּזְל֖וּ | gazelu | had seized |
| Genesis 31:31 | תִּגְזֹ֥ל | tigezol | you take away |
| Leviticus 5:23 | גָּזָ֗ל | gazal | he robbed |