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Lexicon :: Strong's H1497 - gāzal

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גָּזַל
Transliteration
gāzal
Pronunciation
gaw-zal'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 337

Strong’s Definitions

גָּזַל gâzal, gaw-zal'; a primitive root; to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob:—catch, consume, exercise (robbery), pluck (off), rob, spoil, take away (by force, violence), tear.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 30x

The KJV translates Strong's H1497 in the following manner: spoil (8x), take away (8x), rob (4x), pluck (3x), caught (1x), consume (1x), exercised (1x), force (1x), pluck off (1x), torn (1x), violence (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 30x
The KJV translates Strong's H1497 in the following manner: spoil (8x), take away (8x), rob (4x), pluck (3x), caught (1x), consume (1x), exercised (1x), force (1x), pluck off (1x), torn (1x), violence (1x).

  1. to tear away, seize, plunder, tear off, pull off, rob, take away by force

    1. (Qal)

      1. to tear away, rob

      2. to seize, plunder (with acc cognate)

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be robbed

      2. to be taken away

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גָּזַל gâzal, gaw-zal'; a primitive root; to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob:—catch, consume, exercise (robbery), pluck (off), rob, spoil, take away (by force, violence), tear.
STRONGS H1497: Abbreviations
† I. גָּזַל verb tear away, seize, rob (Late Hebrew id., Phoenician גזל Niph., Aramaic גְּזַל, bdb015914 & (Nas.) bdb015915; Arabic bdb015916 cut off) —
Qal Perfect גָּזַל Job 20:19; Ezekiel 18:18, גָּזָ֑ל Leviticus 5:23 + 2 times, גָּזַלְתִּי Psalm 69:5 etc.; Imperfect יִגְזֹל Ezekiel 18:7, וַיִּגְזֹל 2 Samuel 23:21; 1 Chronicles 11:23 etc.; Infinitive גְּזֹל Isaiah 10:2; Participle active גּוֺזֵל Proverbs 28:24; suffix גֹּזְלוֺ Psalm 35:10; plural construct גֹּזְלֵי Micah 3:2; passive גָּזוּל Deuteronomy 28:29 + 4 times; — tear away, rob, with object of thing (movable), flock (עֵדֶר) Job 24:2, ass Deuteronomy 28:31, women Judges 21:23 compare Genesis 31:31 (E), tear away orphan child from breast Job 24:9 יתום מִשֹּׁד, snatch a spear from enemy's hand 2 Samuel 23:21 = 1 Chronicles 11:23; figurative of drying up snow-water Job 24:19; (object stationary) take violent possession of, well of water Genesis 21:25 (E), house Job 20:19, fields Micah 2:2; (hyperb.) the skin Micah 3:2; with accusative of congnate meaning with verb = seize, plunder, object גְּזֵלָה Leviticus 5:23 (P) Ezekiel 18:7, 12, 16, גָּזֵל Ezekiel 18:18; Ezekiel 22:29; indefinite Psalm 69:5; figurative, object מִשְׁפָּט Isaiah 10:2; with object person robbed Psalm 35:10; Proverbs 22:22; Proverbs 28:24, probably also Judges 9:25 compare Leviticus 19:13 (H; absolute); compare also passive Deuteronomy 28:29 (|| עָשׁוּק); הציל גָּזוּל מיד עושׁק Jeremiah 21:12; compare Jeremiah 22:3; Malachi 1:13 גָּזוּל (|| פִּסֵּחַ lame and חוֺלֶה sick), probably that rescued after seizure by wild beasts, therefore mutilated.
† Niph. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular וְנִגְזְלָה, subject sleep Proverbs 4:16 לא || (יִֽֽֽשְׁנוּׅ.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

21:25; 31:31

Leviticus

19:13

Deuteronomy

28:29; 28:29; 28:31

Judges

9:25; 21:23

2 Samuel

23:21; 23:21

1 Chronicles

11:23; 11:23

Job

20:19; 20:19; 24:2; 24:9; 24:19

Psalms

35:10; 35:10; 69:5; 69:5

Proverbs

4:16; 22:22; 28:24; 28:24

Isaiah

10:2; 10:2

Jeremiah

21:12; 22:3

Ezekiel

18:7; 18:7; 18:12; 18:16; 18:18; 18:18; 22:29

Micah

2:2; 3:2; 3:2

Malachi

1:13

H1497

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Strong's Number H1497 matches the Hebrew גָּזַל (gāzal),
which occurs 30 times in 30 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:25 - Then Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech’s servants had taken by force from Abraham’s servants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:31 - “I rushed away because I was afraid,” Jacob answered. “I thought you would take your daughters from me by force.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:4 - If you have sinned in any of these ways, you are guilty. You must give back whatever you stole, or the money you took by extortion, or the security deposit, or the lost property you found,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:13 - “Do not defraud or rob your neighbor.
“Do not make your hired workers wait until the next day to receive their pay.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:29 - You will grope around in broad daylight like a blind person groping in the darkness, but you will not find your way. You will be oppressed and robbed continually, and no one will come to save you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:31 - Your ox will be butchered before your eyes, but you will not eat a single bite of the meat. Your donkey will be taken from you, never to be returned. Your sheep and goats will be given to your enemies, and no one will be there to help you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:25 - The citizens of Shechem set an ambush for Abimelech on the hilltops and robbed everyone who passed that way. But someone warned Abimelech about their plot.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:23 - So the men of Benjamin did as they were told. Each man caught one of the women as she danced in the celebration and carried her off to be his wife. They returned to their own land, and they rebuilt their towns and lived in them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:21 - Once, armed only with a club, he killed a great Egyptian warrior who was armed with a spear. Benaiah wrenched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:23 - Once, armed only with a club, he killed an Egyptian warrior who was 7½ feet[fn] tall and whose spear was as thick as a weaver’s beam. Benaiah wrenched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:19 - For they oppressed the poor and left them destitute.
They foreclosed on their homes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:2 - Evil people steal land by moving the boundary markers.
They steal livestock and put them in their own pastures.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:9 - “The wicked snatch a widow’s child from her breast,
taking the baby as security for a loan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:19 - The grave[fn] consumes sinners
just as drought and heat consume snow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:10 - With every bone in my body I will praise him:
“LORD, who can compare with you?
Who else rescues the helpless from the strong?
Who else protects the helpless and poor from those who rob them?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:4 - Those who hate me without cause
outnumber the hairs on my head.
Many enemies try to destroy me with lies,
demanding that I give back what I didn’t steal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:16 - For evil people can’t sleep until they’ve done their evil deed for the day.
They can’t rest until they’ve caused someone to stumble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:22 - Don’t rob the poor just because you can,
or exploit the needy in court.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:24 - Anyone who steals from his father and mother
and says, “What’s wrong with that?”
is no better than a murderer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:2 - They deprive the poor of justice
and deny the rights of the needy among my people.
They prey on widows
and take advantage of orphans.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:12 - This is what the LORD says to the dynasty of David:
“‘Give justice each morning to the people you judge!
Help those who have been robbed;
rescue them from their oppressors.
Otherwise, my anger will burn like an unquenchable fire
because of all your sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:3 - This is what the LORD says: Be fair-minded and just. Do what is right! Help those who have been robbed; rescue them from their oppressors. Quit your evil deeds! Do not mistreat foreigners, orphans, and widows. Stop murdering the innocent!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:7 - He is a merciful creditor, not keeping the items given as security by poor debtors. He does not rob the poor but instead gives food to the hungry and provides clothes for the needy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:12 - oppresses the poor and helpless, steals from debtors by refusing to let them redeem their security, worships idols, commits detestable sins,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:16 - He does not exploit the poor, but instead is fair to debtors and does not rob them. He gives food to the hungry and provides clothes for the needy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:18 - But the father will die for his many sins—for being cruel, robbing people, and doing what was clearly wrong among his people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:29 - Even common people oppress the poor, rob the needy, and deprive foreigners of justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:2 - When you want a piece of land,
you find a way to seize it.
When you want someone’s house,
you take it by fraud and violence.
You cheat a man of his property,
stealing his family’s inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:2 - but you are the very ones
who hate good and love evil.
You skin my people alive
and tear the flesh from their bones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:13 - You say, ‘It’s too hard to serve the LORD,’ and you turn up your noses at my commands,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. “Think of it! Animals that are stolen and crippled and sick are being presented as offerings! Should I accept from you such offerings as these?” asks the LORD.
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