גְּאֻלָּה
geulla (gǝʾullâ)
/gheh-ool-LAW/
“redemption, right of redemption, kinship”
Right of repurchase, price of liberation, redemption of family ancestral inheritance (Leviticus 25, Ruth 4:6, Jeremiah 32:7).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From גָּאַל (H1350).
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
redemptionright
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.
H1353 גְּאֻלָּה redemption, right of redemption, kinship G3085 λύτρωσις a ransoming, redemption, deliverance
LXX conceptual translation: גְּאֻלָּה (redemption, right of redemption, kinship) -> λύτρωσις (a ransoming, redemption, deliverance)
LXX conceptual translation: גְּאֻלָּה (redemption, right of redemption, kinship) -> λύτρον (a ransom)
Key Biblical Occurrences (5)
Foundational passages where גְּאֻלָּה (geulla) carries significant theological or narrative weight.