גָּאַל

Strong’s Definition

to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root, to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e.

KJV Usage

[idiom] in any wise, [idiom] at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer, avenge, revenge, ransom, do the part of a kinsman
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: gâʼal; Pronunciation: gaw-al'