Strong’s H1580 · Hebrew

גָּמַל
gâmal
gaw-mal'

Definition

to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e. (specifically) to wean

Etymology

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

  • bestow on
  • deal bountifully
  • do (good)
  • recompense
  • requite
  • reward
  • ripen
  • serve
  • mean
  • yield

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.