What does גָּזֵל (gāzēl) mean in the Bible?
גָּזֵל (gāzēl): Violent seizure of property; in prophetic ethics, embodies injustice and oppression of the vulnerable
Hebrew · H1498
גָּזֵל
Robbery , or (concretely) plunder
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גָּזֵל H1498
Pronunciation gāzēl
What does גָּזֵל (gāzēl) mean in the Bible?
גָּזֵל (gāzēl): Violent seizure of property; in prophetic ethics, embodies injustice and oppression of the vulnerable
Full entry for גָּזֵל (H1498) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1498?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (2), and the denial (1), in stolen goods (1), robbery (1), stolen (1).
Where does גָּזֵל (gāzēl) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 6:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (2), Ecclesiastes (1), Isaiah (1), Leviticus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 2× Ezekiel 18:18, Ezekiel 22:29
and the denial 1× Ecclesiastes 5:8
in stolen goods 1× Psalms 62:10
robbery 1× Isaiah 61:8
stolen 1× Leviticus 6:2
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 6:2 בְגָזֵ֔ל to stolen Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 62:10 וּבְגָזֵ֪ל to in stolen goods Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Ecclesiastes 5:8 וְגֵ֨זֶל to and the denial Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 61:8 גָזֵ֖ל to robbery Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 18:18 גֵּ֣זֶל to . . . Noun - masculine singular construct Ezekiel 22:29 גָּזֵ֑ל to . . . Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 6:2
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 5
Leviticus 1 Psalms 1 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 1 Ezekiel 2
Source forms
בְגָזֵ֔ל 1x ḇə·ḡā·zêl Leviticus 6:2
גֵּ֣זֶל 1x gê·zel Ezekiel 18:18
גָזֵ֖ל 1x ḡā·zêl Isaiah 61:8
גָּזֵ֑ל 1x gā·zêl Ezekiel 22:29
וּבְגָזֵ֪ל 1x ū·ḇə·ḡā·zêl Psalms 62:10
וְגֵ֨זֶל 1x wə·ḡê·zel Ecclesiastes 5:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 2x Isaiah 61:8, Ezekiel 22:29
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Ecclesiastes 5:8
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 1x Psalms 62:10
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Ezekiel 18:18
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 1x Leviticus 6:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Violent seizure of property; in prophetic ethics, embodies injustice and oppression of the vulnerable
Source Gloss
robbery , or (concretely) plunder
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Violent seizure of property; in prophetic ethics, embodies injustice and oppression of the vulnerable
robbery, or (concretely) plunder BDB: robbery Usage: robbery, thing taken away by violence.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גָּזֵל is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain