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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Goel | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for Goel | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Goel \Go"el\ (g[omac]"[ecr]l), a. [Cf. {Yellow}. [root]49.] Yellow. [Obs.] --Tusser. | |
| From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
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Goel in Hebrew the participle of the verb _gaal_, "to redeem." It is rendered in the Authorized Version "kinsman," Num. 5:8; Ruth 3:12; 4:1,6,8; "redeemer," Job 19:25; "avenger," Num. 35:12; Deut. 19:6, etc. The Jewish law gave the right of redeeming and repurchasing, as well as of avenging blood, to the next relative, who was accordingly called by this name. (See {REDEEMER}.) | |
