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Lexicon :: Strong's H1603 - gaʿal

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גַּעַל
Transliteration
gaʿal
Pronunciation
gah'-al
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

גַּעַל Gaʻal, gah'-al; from H1602; loathing; Gaal, an Israelite:—Gaal.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H1603 in the following manner: Gaal (9x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H1603 in the following manner: Gaal (9x).

  1. Gaal = "loathing"

    1. son of Eved who aided the Shechemites in their rebellion against Abimelech

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גַּעַל Gaʻal, gah'-al; from H1602; loathing; Gaal, an Israelite:—Gaal.
STRONGS H1603: Abbreviations
† גַּ֫עַל proper name, masculine apparently a Canaanite, son of עֶבֶד (but compare VB) Judges 9:26, 28, 30, 31, 35, 36, 37, 39, 41.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Judges

9:26; 9:28; 9:30; 9:31; 9:35; 9:36; 9:37; 9:39; 9:41

H1603

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1603 matches the Hebrew גַּעַל (gaʿal),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:26 - Gaal son of Ebed came through Shechem with his brothers. The leaders of Shechem transferred their loyalty to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:28 - Gaal son of Ebed said, "Who is Abimelech and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerub-Baal, and is not Zebul the deputy he appointed? Serve the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem! But why should we serve Abimelech?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:30 - When Zebul, the city commissioner, heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed, he was furious.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:31 - He sent messengers to Abimelech, who was in Arumah, reporting, "Beware! Gaal son of Ebed and his brothers are coming to Shechem and inciting the city to rebel against you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:35 - When Gaal son of Ebed came out and stood at the entrance to the city's gate, Abimelech and his men got up from their hiding places.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:36 - Gaal saw the men and said to Zebul, "Look, men are coming down from the tops of the hills." But Zebul said to him, "You are seeing the shadows on the hills - it just looks like men."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:37 - Gaal again said, "Look, men are coming down from the very center of the land. A unit is coming by way of the Oak Tree of the Diviners."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:39 - So Gaal led the leaders of Shechem out and fought Abimelech.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:41

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:41 - Abimelech went back to Arumah; Zebul drove Gaal and his brothers out of Shechem.
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