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גָּזַל H1497

H1497 is the Hebrew word גָּזַל, transliterated gâzal and said gaw-zal'. The King James Version most often renders it spoiled.

Word: גָּזַלTransliteration: gâzalSaid: gaw-zal'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 27 verses

What it means

to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 19 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

spoiled 6×violently taken away 2×plucked 2×wouldest take by force 1×took violently away 1×neither rob 1×robbed 1×caught 1×violently take away 1×pluck 1×consume 1×taken away 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: catch, consume, exercise (robbery), pluck (off), rob, spoil, take away (by force, violence), tear.

Verses using גָּזַל

All 27 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 31:31 · KJV

And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.

Leviticus 6:4 · KJV

Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,

Leviticus 19:13 · KJV

Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

Deuteronomy 28:29 · KJV

And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee.

Deuteronomy 28:31 · KJV

Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them.

Judges 9:25 · KJV

And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.

Judges 21:23 · KJV

And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them.

2 Samuel 23:21 · KJV

And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear.

1 Chronicles 11:23 · KJV

And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear.

Job 20:19 · KJV

Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;

Job 24:2 · KJV

Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof.

Job 24:9 · KJV

They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.

Job 24:19 · KJV

Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.

Proverbs 4:16 · KJV

For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

Proverbs 22:22 · KJV

Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

Proverbs 28:24 · KJV

Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.

Isaiah 10:2 · KJV

To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!

Jeremiah 21:12 · KJV

O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

Jeremiah 22:3 · KJV

Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

Ezekiel 18:7 · KJV

And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;

Ezekiel 18:12 · KJV

Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,

Ezekiel 18:16 · KJV

Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,

Ezekiel 18:18 · KJV

As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, lo, even he shall die in his iniquity.

Ezekiel 22:29 · KJV

The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.

Micah 2:2 · KJV

And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

Micah 3:2 · KJV

Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;

Malachi 1:13 · KJV

Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD.

Common questions

What does Strong's H1497 mean?

H1497 is the Hebrew word גָּזַל (gâzal), meaning to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob.

How is H1497 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it spoiled (6 times), violently taken away (2 times), plucked (2 times), wouldest take by force (1 time), took violently away (1 time), among others.

How many times does H1497 appear in the Bible?

גָּזַל (gâzal) is tagged in 27 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1497 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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