גָּזַל
gâzal · H1497 · Hebrew · 30 occurrences
Meanings
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to seize, to snatch away, to rob
Action by which humans take property unlawfully from a person or place, usually by force or threat of force
ExamplesGenesis 21:25 But Abraham complained to Abimelech because of the well of water which the servants of Abimelech had seized.
Genesis 31:31 Then Jacob replied to Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I thought that you would take your daughters from me by force.
Leviticus 19:13 ‘You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired worker are not to remain with you all night until morning.
How it’s used In 7 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
25 occurrences in 11 groups
- Not stated: he, she or it 8
- Not stated: they 6
- Not stated: you (one person) 3
- Other words · 8 groups that occur once or twice (9) 9
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
17 occurrences in 15 groups
- גְּזֵלָהthings obtained through robbery 3
- Other words · 14 groups that occur once or twice (15) 15
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
3 occurrences in 2 groups
- מִןfrom+ יָדhand, power 2
- מִןfrom+ שַׁדbreast 1
With adverbsAdverbs
5 occurrences in 2 groups
- לֹאnot 4
- אַלnot, do not 1
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- וֹhim 1
What is done to itIt is the object
5 occurrences in 4 groups
- נָצַלto deliver, to rescue 2
- הָיָהto be, to become 1
- שׁוּבto return, to turn back 1
- בּוֹאto come, to go in, to bring 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- מִןfrom 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 3 words
- ἁρπάζω harpázō · G726 · to seize, to snatch away, to take away
- Greek ἁρπάζω captures the violent seizure/robbery core of Hebrew גָּזַל, both denoting forcible taking, with גָּזַל's broader range (pluck, tear, consume) encompassing ἁρπάζω's semantic field as LXX translators' standard rendering choice.
- ἀφαιρέω aphairéō · G851 · to put away, to put out of the way, to remove
- ἀφαιρέω (aphairéō, G851) ἀφαιρέω renders גָּזַל (gâzal, H1497) גָּזַל in contexts where forcible taking/removal is in view; the Greek term denotes removal generally (literal or figurative) while the Hebrew specifically emphasizes violent seizure or robbery.
- διαρπάζω diarpázō · G1283 · to plunder, to rob
- Greek διαρπάζω specifically emphasizes the 'seizing asunder' or 'plundering' aspect of forcible taking, functioning as a direct translation equivalent for Hebrew גָּזַל in contexts of violent seizure or robbery.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Possess002003002019
- גָּזַל denotes seizing or taking something by force, robbery, as in Abimelech's servants seizing Abraham's well in Genesis 21:25 and Jacob's fear that Laban would take his daughters by force in Genesis 31:31.
Word family 5 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H1497. gazal I. גָּזַל verb tear away, seize, rob (Late Hebrew id., Phoenician גזל…
I. גָּזַל verb tear away, seize, rob (Late Hebrew id., Phoenician גזל Niph`al, Aramaic גְּזַל, & (Nas.) ; Arabic cut off) —
Qal Perfect גָּזַל Job 20:19; Eze 18:18, גָּזָ֑ל Leviticus 5:23 Lev 5:2t., גָּזַלְתִּי Psa 69:5 etc.; Imperfect יִגְזֹל Eze 18:7, וַיִּגְזֹל 2Sa 23:21; 1Ch 11:23 etc.; Infinitive גְּזֹל Isa 10:2; Participle active גּוֺזֵל Pro 28:24; suffix גֹּזְלוֺ Psa 35:10; plural construct גֹּזְלֵי Mic 3:2; passive גָּזוּל Deu 28:29 Deu 28:4t.; — tear away, rob, with object of thing (movable), flock (עֵדֶר) Job 24:2, ass Deu 28:31, women Jdg 21:23 compare Gen 31:31 (E), tear away orphan child from breast Job 24:9 מִשֹּׁד יתום, snatch a spear from enemy's hand 2Sa 23:21 = 1Ch 11:23; figurative of drying up snow-water Job 24:19; (object stationary) take violent possession of, well of water Gen 21:25 (E), house Job 20:19, fields Mic 2:2; (hyperb.) the skin Mic 3:2; with accusative of congnate meaning with verb = seize, plunder, object גְּזֵלָה Leviticus 5:23 (P) Eze 18:7, Eze 18:12, Eze 18:16, גָּזֵל Eze 18:18; Eze 22:29; indefinite Psa 69:5; figurative, object מִשְׁמָּט Isa 10:2; with object person robbed Psa 35:10; Pro 22:22; Pro 28:24, probably also Jdg 9:25 compare Lev 19:13 (H; absolute); compare also passive Deu 28:29 (|| עָשׁוּק); עושׁק מיד גָּזוּל הציל Jer 21:12; compare Jer 22:3; Mal 1:13 גָּזוּל (|| מִּסֵּחַ lame and חוֺלֶה sick), probably that rescued after seizure by wild beasts, therefore mutilated.
Niph`al Perfect3feminine singular וְנִגְזְלָה, subject sleep Pro 4:16 לא || (יִשְׁנוּׅ.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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