What does גְּמוּל (gĕmûl) mean in the Bible?
גְּמוּל (gĕmûl): Recompense or requital—divine or human—for deeds done; carries moral weight of deserved consequence.
Hebrew · H1576
גְּמוּל
Treatment , i.e. an act (of good or ill); by implication, service or requital
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גְּמוּל H1576
Pronunciation gĕmûl
What does גְּמוּל (gĕmûl) mean in the Bible?
גְּמוּל (gĕmûl): Recompense or requital—divine or human—for deeds done; carries moral weight of deserved consequence.
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How does the BSB render H1576?
The BSB source-word alignment has 19 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include what they deserve (3), your recompense (3), retribution (2), . . . (1), a recompense (1).
Where does גְּמוּל (gĕmûl) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Judges 9:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (5), Psalms (4), Joel (3), Proverbs (2).
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 what they deserve 3× Psalms 28:4, Isaiah 66:6, Lamentations 3:64
your recompense 3× Joel 3:4, Joel 3:7, Obadiah 1:15
retribution 2× Isaiah 35:4, Isaiah 59:18
. . . 1× Proverbs 19:17
a recompense 1× Joel 3:4
a reward 1× Psalms 94:2
and recompense 1× Isaiah 59:18
and the work 1× Proverbs 12:14
as 1× Psalms 137:8
deserves 1× Judges 9:16
His kind deeds 1× Psalms 103:2
the favor [shown] 1× 2 Chronicles 32:25
they will be repaid 1× Isaiah 3:11
what she deserves 1× Jeremiah 51:6
Show sample aligned rows
Judges 9:16 כִּגְמ֥וּל to deserves Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct 2 Chronicles 32:25 כִגְמֻ֤ל to the favor [shown] Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 28:4 גְּמוּלָ֣ם to what they deserve Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Psalms 94:2 גְּ֝מ֗וּל to a reward Noun - masculine singular Psalms 103:2 גְּמוּלָֽיו׃ to His kind deeds Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Psalms 137:8 גְּ֝מוּלֵ֗ךְ to as Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular Proverbs 12:14 וּגְמ֥וּל to and the work Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Proverbs 19:17 וּ֝גְמֻל֗וֹ to . . . Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Isaiah 3:11 גְמ֥וּל to they will be repaid Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 35:4 גְּמ֣וּל to retribution Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Judges 9:16
Aligned rows 19
Books represented 9
Judges 1 2 Chronicles 1 Psalms 4 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 5 Jeremiah 1 Lamentations 1 Joel 3 Obadiah 1
Source forms
גְּמ֖וּל 2x gə·mūl Isaiah 59:18, Isaiah 66:6
גְמ֥וּל 1x ḡə·mūl Isaiah 3:11
גְּ֝מ֗וּל 1x gə·mūl Psalms 94:2
גְּמ֣וּל 1x gə·mūl Isaiah 35:4
גְּמ֥וּל 1x gə·mūl Isaiah 59:18
גְּמ֕וּל 1x gə·mūl Jeremiah 51:6
גְּמ֛וּל 1x gə·mūl Lamentations 3:64
גְּמוּלָֽיו׃ 1x gə·mū·lāw Psalms 103:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 6x Psalms 94:2, Isaiah 59:18, Isaiah 66:6, Jeremiah 51:6
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Isaiah 3:11, Isaiah 35:4
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural 2x Joel 3:4, Joel 3:7
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Joel 3:4
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Proverbs 12:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Proverbs 19:17
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Psalms 103:2
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular 1x Psalms 137:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Recompense or requital—divine or human—for deeds done; carries moral weight of deserved consequence.
Source Gloss
treatment , i.e. an act (of good or ill); by implication, service or requital
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
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
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Biblical Witnesses
Divine recompense or repayment for charitable acts toward the poor
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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