גָּעַל
ga.al
“to abhor”
Definition
to detest; by implication, to reject
a primitive root;
- to abhor, loathe, be vilely cast away, fall 1a) (Qal) to abhor, loathe 1b) (Niphal) to be defiled 1c) (Hiphil) to reject as loathsome, show aversion
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
גָּעַל appears 9 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
O mountains of Gilboa,may you have no dew or rain,no fields yielding offerings of grain.For there the shield of the mighty was defiled,the shield of Saul, no longer anointed with oil.
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Have You rejected Judah completely?Do You despise Zion?Why have You stricken usso that we are beyond healing?We hoped for peace,but no good has come,and for the time of healing,but there was only terror.
Their bulls breed without fail;their cows bear calves and do not miscarry.
And I will make My dwelling place among you, and My soul will not despise you.
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