Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to abhor
Usage: 1) to abhor, loathe, be vilely cast away, fall 1a) (Qal) to abhor, loathe 1b) (Niphal) to be defiled 1c) (Hiphil) to reject as loathsome, show aversion
Strong's Number
H1602
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
9
Books
5
Strong's H1602 Quick Answer
Strong's H1602 גָּעַל (ga`al) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ga`al (gaw-al') v. 1. to detest 2. (by implication) to reject It has 9 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include abhor, vilely, faileth, and rejected. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- ga`al (gaw-al') v. 1. to detest 2. (by implication) to reject
- Usage
- 9 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- abhor, vilely, faileth, and rejected
Meaning and Definition
ga`al (gaw-al') v. 1. to detest 2. (by implication) to reject [a primitive root] KJV: abhor, fail, lothe, vilely cast away.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1602. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H1602 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.
How Strong's H1602 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 9 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H1602 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 H1602 in the Old Testament
9 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And I set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.
And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant:
And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.
Usage Excerpts
First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1602.
And I set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.
And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant:
And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.
The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity: because, even because they despised my judgments, and because their soul abhorred my statutes.
And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am the LORD their God.
Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.
Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!
Thou art thy mother's daughter, that lotheth her husband and her children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, which lothed their husbands and their children: your mother was an Hittite, and your father an Amorite.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1602, grouped by book.
Leviticus 5 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H1602 FAQ
What does gaal (גָּעַל) mean?
Gaal (Strong's H1602) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "detest". ga`al (gaw-al') v. 1. to detest 2. (by implication) to reject
How many times is gaal (גָּעַל) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H1602 across 5 books.
Where can I study gaal (גָּעַל) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1602 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate gaal (גָּעַל)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as abhor, vilely, faileth, and rejected. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.