גֵּזֶל
gêzel · H1499 · Hebrew · 2 occurrences
Meanings
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seizing, robbery
Action by which humans take property unlawfully from a person or place, usually by force or threat of force
ExamplesEcclesiastes 5:8 If you see oppression of the poor and denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight; for one official watches over another official, and there are higher officials over them.
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
2 occurrences in 3 groups
- אָחbrother 1
- מִשְׁפָּטjustice, judgment, ordinance 1
- צֶדֶקrighteousness, justice 1
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- גָּזַלto seize 1
- רָאָהto see 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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Near synonyms 2 words
- חָמָס châmâç · H2555 · violence, goods obtained by aggression
- Common Hebrew term for violence, injustice, and wrongdoing; semantically overlaps with גֵּזֶל in contexts of violent perversion and oppression, though חָמָס has broader application beyond economic robbery
- שֹׁד shôd · H7701 · violence, devastation, plundering
- Hebrew noun denoting violent destruction and plundering; closely related to גֵּזֶל in the semantic field of violent seizure, though שֹׁד emphasizes the destructive aspect more broadly
In the other Testament 2 words
- ἁρπαγή harpagḗ · G724 · to rob, to carry off, to plunder
- Greek noun denoting the act or result of violent seizure/plundering, closely corresponding to Hebrew גֵּזֶל as a term for violent taking or perverting of justice
- ἁρπαγμός harpagmós · G725 · to rob, to carry off, to plunder
- Greek noun for a thing seized by force or violence, parallel to גֵּזֶל as referring to the object or act of violent taking
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Possess002003002019
- גֵּזֶל likewise denotes robbery or violent seizure, as in Ezekiel 18:18's condemnation of one who practiced extortion and robbed his brother.
Word family 5 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
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
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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