Ga`al - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G1603 — ekpleroo (“fulfill”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H1603 גַּעַל (Ga`al) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Ga`al (gah'-al) n/p. 1. loathing 2. Gaal, an Israelite It has 9 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include gaal. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
Ga`al (gah'-al) n/p. 1. loathing 2. Gaal, an Israelite [from H1602] KJV: Gaal. Root(s): H1602
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1603. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
Gaal
Usage: A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.9.26; son of: Ebed (H5651) § Gaal = "loathing" son of Eved who aided the Shechemites in their rebellion against Abimelech
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.
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.
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9 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.
And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?
And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.
First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1603.
And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.
And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?
And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.
And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.
And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.
And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.
And Gaal spake again, and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.
And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1603, grouped by book.
Gaal (Strong's H1603) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Gaal". Ga`al (gah'-al) n/p. 1. loathing 2. Gaal, an Israelite
This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H1603 across 1 book.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1603 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as gaal. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.