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גָּאַל H1351

H1351 is the Hebrew word גָּאַל, transliterated gâʼal and said gaw-al'. The King James Version most often renders it polluted.

Word: גָּאַלTransliteration: gâʼalSaid: gaw-al'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 9 verses

What it means

to soil or (figuratively) desecrate.

Where it comes from

a primitive root, (rather identified with H1350 (גָּאַל), through the idea of freeing, i.e. repudiating).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 10 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

polluted 4×therefore were they as polluted 2×defiled 1×stain 1×defile 1×wherein have we polluted 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: defile, pollute, stain.

Verses using גָּאַל

All 9 verses, quoted in full.

Ezra 2:62 · KJV

These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.

Nehemiah 7:64 · KJV

These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.

Isaiah 59:3 · KJV

For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.

Isaiah 63:3 · KJV

I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.

Lamentations 4:14 · KJV

They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.

Daniel 1:8 · KJV

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

Zephaniah 3:1 · KJV

Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!

Malachi 1:7 · KJV

Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible.

Malachi 1:12 · KJV

But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.

Common questions

What does Strong's H1351 mean?

H1351 is the Hebrew word גָּאַל (gâʼal), meaning to soil or (figuratively) desecrate.

How is H1351 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it polluted (4 times), therefore were they as polluted (2 times), defiled (1 time), stain (1 time), defile (1 time), among others.

How many times does H1351 appear in the Bible?

גָּאַל (gâʼal) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1351 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root, (rather identified with H1350 (גָּאַל), through the idea of freeing, i.e. repudiating).

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