גְּאוּלַי (gaal) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning redemption. It appears
105 times
in 17 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H1350).
Also rendered
redeem
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 300)
Range of meaning (TWOT 300)redeem, act as kinsman; do the part of next of kin; redeem oneself; be the next of kin, buy back, marry; avenger, deliver, kinsfolk, purchase, ransom, redeemer, revenger
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
גָּאַלverb: redeem, act as kinsman
Qal
1.act as kinsman, do the part of next of kin
2.redeem, by payment of value assessed
3.redeem, with God as subject implying personal relationship
Niphal
1.reflexive redeem oneself
2.passive be redeemed
Strong's H1350גָּאַל: to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.) KJV:× in any wise, × at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.