גָּזַל

Strong’s Definition

to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

catch, consume, exercise (robbery), pluck (off), rob, spoil, take away (by force, violence), tear.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to tear away, seize, plunder, tear off, pull off, rob, take away by force
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: gâzal; Pronunciation: gaw-zal'