גְּמוּל
Treatment , i.e. an act (of good or ill); by implication, service or requital
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What does גְּמוּל (gĕmûl) mean in the Bible?
גְּמוּל (gĕmûl) is a Hebrew word meaning "treatment , i.e. an act (of good or ill); by implication, service or requital". treatment, i.
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Meaning
Recompense or requital—divine or human—for deeds done; carries moral weight of deserved consequence.
treatment, i.e. an act (of good or ill); by implication, service or requital BDB: dealing Usage: as hast served, benefit, desert, deserving, that which he hath given, recompense, reward.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Biblical Occurrences
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