What does גָּאַל · קָרוֹב mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H1350, H7138
גֹּאֲלוֹ הַקָּרֹב
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.) · near (in place, kindred or time)
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גָּאַלH1350to 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.)
Pronunciationga’al
Kinship-based redemption: a redeemer restores what was lost within family, protecting clan integrity and covenant lineage.
Open lexicon entry →קָרוֹבH7138near (in place, kindred or time)
Pronunciationqārôḇ
Encompasses spatial proximity, relational kinship, and temporal imminence—fundamentally about closeness in multiple dimensions.
Open lexicon entry →What does גֹּאֲלוֹ הַקָּרֹב (gōʾălô haqqārōḇ) mean in the Bible?
גָּאַל · קָרוֹב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "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.)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1350, H7138?
H1350, H7138 is connected to 183 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. 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.)
Source Gloss
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.)
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms52
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense45×
Participle active2Sam 14:11 · Deut 19:6 · Deut 19:12 · Isa 49:7 · Isa 59:20 · Josh 20:5 · Josh 20:9 · Lev 25:26 · Num 5:8 · Num 35:19 · Num 35:21 · Num 35:24 · Num 35:25 · Num 35:27 · Ruth 3:9 · Ruth 3:1219×
ImperfectLev 25:33 · Lev 27:15 · Lev 27:19 · Lev 27:20 · Lev 27:31 · Ps 72:14 · Ruth 3:13 · Ruth 4:410×
PerfectExod 15:13 · Lam 3:58 · Ps 74:2 · Ps 77:16 · Isa 44:23 · Isa 48:20 · Isa 52:97×
Participle passiveIsa 35:9 · Isa 51:10 · Isa 62:12 · Ps 107:24×
Infinitive absoluteLev 27:13 · Lev 27:19 · Lev 27:313×
Sequential imperfectRuth 4:4 · Ruth 4:62×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action7×
ImperfectLev 25:30 · Lev 25:54 · Lev 27:20 · Lev 27:27 · Lev 27:28 · Lev 27:33 · Isa 52:37×
Word Origins
גֹּאֲלוֹ הַקָּרֹב is a primitive root - no further derivation.