What does גָּמַל · טוֹב mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H1580, H2896
גְּמָלַתְהוּ טוֹב
To treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite ; by implication (of toil), to ripen , i.e. (specifically) to wean · good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
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גָּמַל H1580 to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite ; by implication (of toil), to ripen , i.e. (specifically) to wean
Pronunciation gāmal
To complete or bring to full maturity; reciprocal dealing that yields appropriate consequences or rewards.
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טוֹב H2896 good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
What does גְּמָלַתְהוּ טוֹב (gemalathu tov) mean in the Bible?
גָּמַל · טוֹב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite ; by implication (of toil), to ripen , i.e. (specifically) to wean".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1580, H2896?
H1580, H2896 is connected to 602 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite ; by implication (of toil), to ripen , i.e. (specifically) to wean
Source Gloss
to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite ; by implication (of toil), to ripen , i.e. (specifically) to wean
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 17
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 15×
Perfect Ps 13:6 · Ps 103:10 · Ps 116:7 · Gen 50:15 · Isa 3:9 · Ps 7:5 6×
Participle active 2Chr 20:11 · Isa 18:5 · Joel 4:4 · Prov 11:17 4×
Participle passive Isa 11:8 · Isa 28:9 2×
Imperfect Deut 32:6 · Ps 142:8 2×
Sequential imperfect Ps 119:17 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 2×
Imperfect 1Sam 1:22 1×
Infinitive construct Gen 21:8 1×
Word Origins
גְּמָלַתְהוּ טוֹב is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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