What does גָּעַל mean in the Bible?
גָּעַל is a Hebrew word meaning "to detest ; by implication, to reject".
Hebrew · H1602
גָּעַל
To detest ; by implication, to reject
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גָּעַל H1602
What does גָּעַל mean in the Bible?
גָּעַל is a Hebrew word meaning "to detest ; by implication, to reject".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1602?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include despise (3), and abhorred (1), despise them (1), despised (1), fail (1).
Where does גָּעַל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 26:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (5), Ezekiel (2), 2 Samuel (1), Jeremiah (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 despise 3× Leviticus 26:11, Leviticus 26:15, Jeremiah 14:19
and abhorred 1× Leviticus 26:43
despise them 1× Leviticus 26:44
despised 1× Ezekiel 16:45
fail 1× Job 21:10
was defiled 1× 2 Samuel 1:21
who despised 1× Ezekiel 16:45
will despise 1× Leviticus 26:30
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 26:11 תִגְעַ֥ל to despise Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Leviticus 26:15 תִּגְעַ֣ל to despise Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Leviticus 26:30 וְגָעֲלָ֥ה to will despise Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Leviticus 26:43 גָּעֲלָ֥ה to and abhorred Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Leviticus 26:44 גְעַלְתִּים֙ to despise them Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural 2 Samuel 1:21 נִגְעַל֙ to was defiled Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Job 21:10 יַגְעִ֑ל to fail Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Jeremiah 14:19 גָּעֲלָ֣ה to despise Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Ezekiel 16:45 גֹּעֶ֥לֶת to who despised Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Ezekiel 16:45 גָּֽעֲ֙לוּ֙ to despised Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 26:11
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 5
Leviticus 5 2 Samuel 1 Job 1 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 2
Source forms
גָּעֲלָ֥ה 1x gā·‘ă·lāh Leviticus 26:43
גָּעֲלָ֣ה 1x gā·‘ă·lāh Jeremiah 14:19
גָּֽעֲ֙לוּ֙ 1x gā·‘ă·lū Ezekiel 16:45
גֹּעֶ֥לֶת 1x gō·‘e·leṯ Ezekiel 16:45
גְעַלְתִּים֙ 1x ḡə·‘al·tîm Leviticus 26:44
וְגָעֲלָ֥ה 1x wə·ḡā·‘ă·lāh Leviticus 26:30
יַגְעִ֑ל 1x yaḡ·‘il Job 21:10
נִגְעַל֙ 1x niḡ·‘al 2 Samuel 1:21
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular 2x Leviticus 26:11, Leviticus 26:15
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular 2x Leviticus 26:43, Jeremiah 14:19
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular 1x Leviticus 26:30
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Job 21:10
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 1x 2 Samuel 1:21
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 16:45
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural 1x Leviticus 26:44
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 1x Ezekiel 16:45
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to detest ; by implication, to reject
Source Gloss
to detest ; by implication, to reject
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to detest; by implication, to reject BDB: abhor Usage: abhor, fail, lothe, vilely cast away.
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 3 Aligned forms 8
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 6×
Perfect Jer 14:19 · Lev 26:43 · Ezek 16:45 3×
Imperfect Lev 26:11 · Lev 26:15 2×
Participle active Ezek 16:45 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Perfect 2Sam 1:21 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×
Imperfect Job 21:10 1×
Word Origins
גָּעַל 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