H1351Hebrewməḡōʾāl

גָּאַל

defile, pollute, stain.

11
Total Occurrences
7
Books
11
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1to defile, pollute, desecrate
  • 2(niphal) to be defiled, be polluted
  • 3(piel) to pollute, desecrate
  • 4(pual) to be desecrated (of removal from priesthood)
  • 5(hiphil) to pollute, stain
  • 6(hithpael) to defile oneself

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root, (rather identified with H1350 (גָּאַל), through the idea of freeing, i.e. repudiating);

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: gâʼal; Pronunciation: gaw-al'