What does מִשְׁפָּט · גְּאֻלָּה mean in the Bible?
מִשְׁפָּט · גְּאֻלָּה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "legal right of redemption".
Hebrew · H4941, H1353
מִשְׁפַּט הַגְּאֻלָּה
Properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law , individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice , including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style · redemption (including the right and the object); by implication, relationship
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מִשְׁפָּט H4941 properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law , individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice , including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style
Pronunciation mišpāṭ
Judicial decision encompassing verdict, law, and justice; God's decisive rulings establish cosmic and moral order.
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גְּאֻלָּה H1353 redemption (including the right and the object); by implication, relationship
Pronunciation gĕʾûlāh
Redemption rooted in kinship obligation: the right and power to recover what belongs to the family through close relationship.
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What does מִשְׁפַּט הַגְּאֻלָּה (mishpat hagge'ullah) mean in the Bible?
מִשְׁפָּט · גְּאֻלָּה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "legal right of redemption".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4941, H1353?
H4941, H1353 is connected to 438 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. legal right of redemption
Strong's H4941, H1353
Lexical occurrences 438 verses Source Gloss
legal right of redemption
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מִשְׁפַּט הַגְּאֻלָּה is built from this root:
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