גָּאַל
“to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer (Goel)”
To buy back, ransom, liberate kin from debt/enslavement, avenge blood, maintain property in family; Yahweh acts as Goel of Israel redeeming from Egypt and exile.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
Primitive root.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: גָּאַל (to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer (Goel)) -> G4506
LXX conceptual translation: גָּאַל (to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer (Goel)) -> λυτρόω (to release on receipt of ransom, to release by paying ransom, to redeem)
LXX conceptual translation: גָּאַל (to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer (Goel)) -> λυτρωτής (a redeemer, deliverer)
Key Biblical Occurrences (7)
Foundational passages where גָּאַל (gaal) carries significant theological or narrative weight.