Strong’s H1353 · Hebrew

גְּאֻלָּה
gᵉʼullâh
gheh-ool-law'

Definition

redemption (including the right and the object); by implication, relationship

Etymology

feminine passive participle of H1350 (גָּאַל);

Where the KJV renders it

  • kindred
  • redeem
  • redemption
  • right

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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