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גָּמוּל

𐤂𐤌𐤅𐤋

Gamul

H1577 noun

SILEX Entry

Root גמל to deal with, to repay, to recompense, to ripen, to wean

Definition

A recompense, repayment, or retribution (whether positive or negative), that which is due to someone, or that which is meted out in return for actions; also appears as a personal name ('Gamul'), signifying 'rewarded' or 'repaid'. The term can refer concretely to a deserved outcome or figuratively to consequences (reward or punishment) for an act.

Semantic Range

recompense, repayment, retribution, reward, what is deserved, consequence for actions, repayment of good or evil, personal name (Gamul – rewarded/repaid)

Root / Etymology

From the root ג-מ-ל (גמל), meaning 'to deal with, to recompense, to ripen, to wean, to repay'. The form גָּמוּל is the passive participle, indicating 'one who has been repaid/rewarded' or 'that which has been recompensed'. The personal name 'Gamul' is derived directly from the same participial form.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In pre-exilic Israelite usage, גָּמוּל most commonly designates deserved recompense – both reward for righteousness or retribution for wrongdoing – especially in poetic and wisdom literature (e.g., Psalms, Proverbs). The word carries a reciprocal sense, underlining the link between action and its outcome. As a personal name ('Gamul'), it appears in the context of priestly genealogies in later monarchic or post-exilic lists (e.g., Ezekiel 44:17), without explicit reference to the concept of recompense. The semantic connection with 'gomeil chasadim' ('dealing mercifully') emphasizes the root's dual potential for positive and negative outcomes, which is broader than English 'reward' or 'punishment' alone. English translations often restrict the word to a positive sense ('reward') or simply transliterate the name 'Gamul,' missing the potential for negative 'recompense' or the participial nuance. Related terms, such as שִׁלֵּם (shillem – to pay, make whole), overlap in the concept of repayment but differ in their typical contextual domain.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

passive participle of גָּמַל; rewarded; Gamul, an Israelite; Gamul. See also בֵּית גָּמוּל.

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Root Family

גמל (g-m-l) — to repay, to recompense, to deal with, to ripen, to wean

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1014 בֵּית גָּמוּל recompensed one
H1576 גְּמוּל recompense of
H1578 גְּמוּלָה recompenses
H1580 גָּמַל camel
H1581 גָּמָל on the camels

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1577-01 לְ/גָמ֖וּל legamul HR/Np to Gamul to Repaid-one 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1577-01 1 Chronicles 24:17 לְ/גָמ֖וּל legamul HR/Np to Gamul to Repaid-one
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