The meaning of “גָּעַל”
Understanding gâʻal reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
abhor, fail, lothe, vilely cast away. - to detest - by implication, to reject 1) to abhor, loathe, be vilely cast away, ...
גָּעַל
abhor, fail, lothe, vilely cast away. - to detest - by implication, to reject 1) 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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Leviticus 26:30 | “And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.” Word: גָּעַל (gâʻal) | |
| 2 Samuel 1:21 | “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.” Word: גָּעַל (gâʻal) | |
| Job 21:10 | “Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.” Word: גָּעַל (gâʻal) | |
| Jeremiah 14:19 | “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!” Word: גָּעַל (gâʻal) | |
| Ezekiel 16:45 | “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.” Word: גָּעַל (gâʻal) |