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גָּעַל H1602

H1602 is the Hebrew word גָּעַל, transliterated gâʻal and said gaw-al'. The King James Version most often renders it lothed.

Word: גָּעַלTransliteration: gâʻalSaid: gaw-al'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 7 verses

What it means

to detest; by implication, to reject.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

lothed 2×abhor 1×abhorred 1×neither will i abhor 1×vilely cast away 1×faileth 1×lotheth 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: abhor, fail, lothe, vilely cast away.

Verses using גָּעַל

All 7 verses, quoted in full.

Leviticus 26:15 · KJV

And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant:

Leviticus 26:43 · KJV

The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity: because, even because they despised my judgments, and because their soul abhorred my statutes.

Leviticus 26:44 · KJV

And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am the LORD their God.

2 Samuel 1:21 · KJV

Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.

Job 21:10 · KJV

Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.

Jeremiah 14:19 · KJV

Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!

Ezekiel 16:45 · KJV

Thou art thy mother’s daughter, that lotheth her husband and her children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, which lothed their husbands and their children: your mother was an Hittite, and your father an Amorite.

Common questions

What does Strong's H1602 mean?

H1602 is the Hebrew word גָּעַל (gâʻal), meaning to detest; by implication, to reject.

How is H1602 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it lothed (2 times), abhor (1 time), abhorred (1 time), neither will i abhor (1 time), vilely cast away (1 time), among others.

How many times does H1602 appear in the Bible?

גָּעַל (gâʻal) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1602 come from?

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

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