גֹּאֵ֖ל

𐤂𐤀𐤋

gâʼal

kinsman-redeemer

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.

H1350

Ruth 4:14 · Word #11

Lexicon H1350

Lemmaגָּאַל
Lemma (Paleo)𐤂𐤀𐤋
Transliterationgâʼal
Strong'sH1350
DefinitionTo 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 HVqrmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation r — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

Common Translation

Phrasekinsman-redeemer

SIBI-P1 Translation H1350-20

kinsman-redeeming one

Morphological NotesQal active participle, masculine singular, absolute.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal active participle masculine singular denotes one who is actively performing the role of גאל. "Kinsman-redeeming one" preserves the familial-legal focus of the root and reflects the participial, agentive sense.

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