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Strong's H1350 גָּאַל (gaal)

Gaal means “redeem” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1350 — diktyon (“net”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1350
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 84
Books 17

Strong's H1350 Quick Answer

Strong's H1350 גָּאַל (ga'al) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ga'al (gaw-al') v. 1. to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship) 2. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.) It has 84 linked Bible usages across 17 books. Visible English usage signals include redeemed, redeem, according, law, and such. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
ga'al (gaw-al') v. 1. to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship) 2. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
Usage
84 linked usages
Books
17 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
redeemed, redeem, according, law, and such

Meaning and Definition

ga'al (gaw-al') v. 1. to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship) 2. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.) 3. kinsman redeemer 4. (in justice) avenger [a primitive root] KJV: X in any wise, X at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger.

Original Word
גָּאַל
Transliteration
ga'al
Derivation
Root: גאל
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1350. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to redeem: redeem

Usage: : redeem 1) to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer, avenge, revenge, ransom, do the part of a kinsman 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to act as kinsman, do the part of next of kin, act as kinsman-redeemer 1a1a) by marrying brother's widow to beget a child for him, to redeem from slavery, to redeem land, to exact vengeance 1a2) to redeem (by payment) 1a3) to redeem (with God as subject) 1a3a) individuals from death 1a3b) Israel from Egyptian bondage 1a3c) Israel from exile 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to redeem oneself 1b2) to be redeemed

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How Strong's H1350 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ga'al, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

redeemed Genesis 48:16 22× redeem Exodus 6:6 17× according Numbers 35:24 Buy Ruth 4:8 law Ruth 2:20 redeemeth Psalms 103:4 such Ruth 4:1

How Strong's H1350 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 84 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1350 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H1350 in the Old Testament

84 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 48:16 KJV

The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

Exodus 6:6 KJV

Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:

Exodus 15:13 KJV

Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.

Usage Excerpts

First 84 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1350.

Genesis 48:16 Old Testament, KJV
The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
Exodus 6:6 Old Testament, KJV
Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:
Exodus 15:13 Old Testament, KJV
Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.
Leviticus 25:25 Old Testament, KJV
If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.
Leviticus 25:26 Old Testament, KJV
And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it;
Leviticus 25:30 Old Testament, KJV
And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the jubile.
Leviticus 25:33 Old Testament, KJV
And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of jubile: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel.
Leviticus 25:48 Old Testament, KJV
After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him:
Leviticus 25:49 Old Testament, KJV
Either his uncle, or his uncle's son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be able, he may redeem himself.
Leviticus 25:54 Old Testament, KJV
And if he be not redeemed in these years, then he shall go out in the year of jubile, both he, and his children with him.
Leviticus 27:13 Old Testament, KJV
But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part thereof unto thy estimation.
Leviticus 27:15 Old Testament, KJV
And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be his.
Leviticus 27:19 Old Testament, KJV
And if he that sanctified the field will in any wise redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be assured to him.
Leviticus 27:20 Old Testament, KJV
And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more.
Leviticus 27:27 Old Testament, KJV
And if it be of an unclean beast, then he shall redeem it according to thine estimation, and shall add a fifth part of it thereto: or if it be not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to thy estimation.
Leviticus 27:28 Old Testament, KJV
Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the LORD.
Leviticus 27:31 Old Testament, KJV
And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof.
Leviticus 27:33 Old Testament, KJV
He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he change it: and if he change it at all, then both it and the change thereof shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed.
Numbers 5:8 Old Testament, KJV
But if the man have no kinsman to recompense the trespass unto, let the trespass be recompensed unto the LORD, even to the priest; beside the ram of the atonement, whereby an atonement shall be made for him.
Numbers 35:12 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.
Numbers 35:19 Old Testament, KJV
The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.
Numbers 35:21 Old Testament, KJV
Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him.
Numbers 35:24 Old Testament, KJV
Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:
Numbers 35:25 Old Testament, KJV
And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil.
Numbers 35:27 Old Testament, KJV
And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:
Deuteronomy 19:6 Old Testament, KJV
Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.
Deuteronomy 19:12 Old Testament, KJV
Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
Joshua 20:3 Old Testament, KJV
That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.
Joshua 20:5 Old Testament, KJV
And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.
Joshua 20:9 Old Testament, KJV
These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.
Ruth 2:20 Old Testament, KJV
And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.
Ruth 3:9 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.
Ruth 3:12 Old Testament, KJV
And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.
Ruth 3:13 Old Testament, KJV
Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the LORD liveth: lie down until the morning.
Ruth 4:1 Old Testament, KJV
Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.
Ruth 4:3 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's:
Ruth 4:4 Old Testament, KJV
And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it.
Ruth 4:6 Old Testament, KJV
And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it.
Ruth 4:8 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.
Ruth 4:14 Old Testament, KJV
And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.
2 Samuel 14:11 Old Testament, KJV
Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.
1 Kings 16:11 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends.
Job 3:5 Old Testament, KJV
Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
Job 19:25 Old Testament, KJV
For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
Psalms 19:14 Old Testament, KJV
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
Psalms 69:18 Old Testament, KJV
Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.
Psalms 72:14 Old Testament, KJV
He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
Psalms 74:2 Old Testament, KJV
Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.
Psalms 77:15 Old Testament, KJV
Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.
Psalms 78:35 Old Testament, KJV
And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.
Psalms 103:4 Old Testament, KJV
Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
Psalms 106:10 Old Testament, KJV
And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
Psalms 107:2 Old Testament, KJV
Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
Psalms 119:154 Old Testament, KJV
Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.
Proverbs 23:11 Old Testament, KJV
For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
Isaiah 35:9 Old Testament, KJV
No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:
Isaiah 41:14 Old Testament, KJV
Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 43:1 Old Testament, KJV
But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
Isaiah 43:14 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.
Isaiah 44:6 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
Isaiah 44:22 Old Testament, KJV
I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.
Isaiah 44:23 Old Testament, KJV
Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.
Isaiah 44:24 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
Isaiah 47:4 Old Testament, KJV
As for our redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 48:17 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
Isaiah 48:20 Old Testament, KJV
Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye, The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob.
Isaiah 49:7 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.
Isaiah 49:26 Old Testament, KJV
And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
Isaiah 51:10 Old Testament, KJV
Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over?
Isaiah 52:3 Old Testament, KJV
For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.
Isaiah 52:9 Old Testament, KJV
Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
Isaiah 54:5 Old Testament, KJV
For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
Isaiah 54:8 Old Testament, KJV
In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer.
Isaiah 59:20 Old Testament, KJV
And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.
Isaiah 60:16 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
Isaiah 62:12 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.
Isaiah 63:4 Old Testament, KJV
For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.
Isaiah 63:9 Old Testament, KJV
In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.
Isaiah 63:16 Old Testament, KJV
Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.
Jeremiah 31:11 Old Testament, KJV
For the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.
Jeremiah 50:34 Old Testament, KJV
Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
Lamentations 3:58 Old Testament, KJV
O LORD, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life.
Hosea 13:14 Old Testament, KJV
I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
Micah 4:10 Old Testament, KJV
Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1350, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 15 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 7 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 3 usages, Old Testament
Ruth 10 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 10 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 24 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H1350 FAQ

What does gaal (גָּאַל) mean?

Gaal (Strong's H1350) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "redeem". ga'al (gaw-al') v. 1. to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship) 2. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)

How many times is gaal (גָּאַל) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 84 linked usages for Strong's H1350 across 17 books.

Where can I study gaal (גָּאַל) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1350 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate gaal (גָּאַל)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as redeemed, redeem, according, law, such, and buy. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.