Gaal means “defile” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G1351 — dilogos (“equivocal”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H1351 גָּאַל (ga'al) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ga'al (gaw-al') v. 1. to soil 2. (figuratively) desecrate It has 9 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include defile. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
ga'al (gaw-al') v. 1. to soil 2. (figuratively) desecrate [a primitive root, (rather identified with H1350, through the idea of freeing, i.e. repudiating)] KJV: defile, pollute, stain. Root(s): H1350
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1351. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
to defile
Usage: 1) to defile, pollute, desecrate 1a) (Niphal) to be defiled, be polluted 1b) (Piel) to pollute, desecrate 1c)(Pual) to be desecrated (of removal from priesthood) 1d) (Hiphil) to pollute, stain 1e) (Hithpael) to defile oneself
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.
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9 indexed usages in Old Testament.
These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.
These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.
For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.
First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1351.
These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.
These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.
For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.
I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.
They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.
But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!
Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible.
But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.
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Gaal (Strong's H1351) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "defile". ga'al (gaw-al') v. 1. to soil 2. (figuratively) desecrate
This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H1351 across 7 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1351 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as defile. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.