גָּעַל
ga.al
to abhor
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "גָּעַל" (ga'al) is translated as "to abhor." This verb conveys a strong sense of distaste, disgust, or loathing towards something or someone. Its semantic domain is categorized under Emotion & Attitude, indicating that it is primarily used to express a negative emotional response. The word "גָּעַל" is used 10 times in the Bible, suggesting that it is a significant concept in the Hebrew language. Its range of usage encompasses various contexts, including relationships, actions, and circumstances that evoke a strong negative reaction. By examining the occurrences of this word, we can gain insight into the emotional and attitudinal aspects of the biblical narrative. The significance of "גָּעַל" lies in its ability to convey a strong emotional response to something that is considered repulsive or unacceptable. This word highlights the importance of emotional intelligence and the need to acknowledge and express negative emotions in a healthy manner. By analyzing the usage of "גָּעַל" in the Bible, we can better understand the emotional and attitudinal dynamics at play in the narrative.
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Occurrences in Scripture
10 total occurrences across the text
Their bulls breed without fail. Their cows calve, and don’t miscarry.
Jeremiah 14:19Have you utterly rejected Judah? Has your soul loathed Zion? Why have you struck us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and behold, dismay!
Ezekiel 16:45You are the daughter of your mother, who loathes her husband and her children; and you are the sister of your sisters, who loathed their husbands and their children. Your mother was a Hittite, and your father an Amorite.
Ezekiel 16:45You are the daughter of your mother, who loathes her husband and her children; and you are the sister of your sisters, who loathed their husbands and their children. Your mother was a Hittite, and your father an Amorite.
Leviticus 26:11I will set my tent among you, and my soul won’t abhor you.
Leviticus 26:15and if you shall reject my statutes, and if your soul abhors my ordinances, so that you will not do all my commandments, but break my covenant,
Leviticus 26:30I will destroy your high places, and cut down your incense altars, and cast your dead bodies upon the bodies of your idols; and my soul will abhor you.
Leviticus 26:43The land also will be left by them, and will enjoy its Sabbaths while it lies desolate without them; and they will accept the punishment of their iniquity because they rejected my ordinances, and their soul abhorred my statutes.
Leviticus 26:44Yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly and to break my covenant with them; for I am Yahweh their God.
2 Samuel 1:21You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain on you, and no fields of offerings; For there the shield of the mighty was defiled and cast away, The shield of Saul was not anointed with oil.