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Strong's H1497 גָּזַל (gazal)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1497 — eidolon (“idol”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1497
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 30
Books 14

Strong's H1497 Quick Answer

Strong's H1497 גָּזַל (gazal) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. gazal (gaw-zal') v. 1. to pluck off 2. specifically to flay, strip or rob It has 30 linked Bible usages across 14 books. Visible English usage signals include spoiled, rob, plucked, pluck, and had. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
gazal (gaw-zal') v. 1. to pluck off 2. specifically to flay, strip or rob
Usage
30 linked usages
Books
14 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
spoiled, rob, plucked, pluck, and had

Meaning and Definition

gazal (gaw-zal') v. 1. to pluck off 2. specifically to flay, strip or rob [a primitive root] KJV: catch, consume, exercise (robbery), pluck (off), rob, spoil, take away (by force, violence), tear.

Original Word
גָּזַל
Transliteration
gazal
Derivation
Root: גזל
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1497. 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 plunder

Usage: 1) to tear away, seize, plunder, tear off, pull off, rob, take away by force 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to tear away, rob 1a2) to seize, plunder (with acc cognate) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be robbed 1b2) to be taken away

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How Strong's H1497 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render gazal, 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.

spoiled Deuteronomy 28:29 rob Leviticus 19:13 pluck Job 24:9 plucked 2 Samuel 23:21 consume Job 24:19 had Genesis 21:25 robbery Ezekiel 22:29 spoileth Psalms 35:10

How Strong's H1497 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 30 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1497 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 H1497 in the Old Testament

30 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 21:25 KJV

And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.

Genesis 31:31 KJV

And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.

Leviticus 6:4 KJV

Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,

Usage Excerpts

First 30 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1497.

Genesis 21:25 Old Testament, KJV
And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.
Genesis 31:31 Old Testament, KJV
And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.
Leviticus 6:4 Old Testament, KJV
Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,
Leviticus 19:13 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
Deuteronomy 28:29 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee.
Deuteronomy 28:31 Old Testament, KJV
Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them.
Judges 9:25 Old Testament, KJV
And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.
Judges 21:23 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them.
2 Samuel 23:21 Old Testament, KJV
And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.
1 Chronicles 11:23 Old Testament, KJV
And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.
Job 20:19 Old Testament, KJV
Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;
Job 24:2 Old Testament, KJV
Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof.
Job 24:9 Old Testament, KJV
They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.
Job 24:19 Old Testament, KJV
Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.
Psalms 35:10 Old Testament, KJV
All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?
Psalms 69:4 Old Testament, KJV
They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.
Proverbs 4:16 Old Testament, KJV
For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
Proverbs 22:22 Old Testament, KJV
Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
Proverbs 28:24 Old Testament, KJV
Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.
Isaiah 10:2 Old Testament, KJV
To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
Jeremiah 21:12 Old Testament, KJV
O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
Jeremiah 22:3 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
Ezekiel 18:7 Old Testament, KJV
And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;
Ezekiel 18:12 Old Testament, KJV
Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,
Ezekiel 18:16 Old Testament, KJV
Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,
Ezekiel 18:18 Old Testament, KJV
As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, lo, even he shall die in his iniquity.
Ezekiel 22:29 Old Testament, KJV
The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.
Micah 2:2 Old Testament, KJV
And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
Micah 3:2 Old Testament, KJV
Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
Malachi 1:13 Old Testament, KJV
Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1497, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 2 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 4 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 3 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 5 usages, Old Testament
Micah 2 usages, Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H1497 FAQ

What does gazal (גָּזַל) mean?

Gazal (Strong's H1497) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "rob". gazal (gaw-zal') v. 1. to pluck off 2. specifically to flay, strip or rob

How many times is gazal (גָּזַל) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 30 linked usages for Strong's H1497 across 14 books.

Where can I study gazal (גָּזַל) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1497 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate gazal (גָּזַל)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as spoiled, rob, plucked, pluck, had, and consume. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.