גַּ֫עַל (ga.al) means “Gaal” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: gah'-al Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
גַּ֫עַל · ga.al · Gaal
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.9.26; son of: Ebed (H5651) § Gaal = "loathing" son of Eved who aided the Shechemites in their rebellion against Abimelech
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from H1602 (גָּעַל); loathing; Gaal, an Israelite
KJV glosses: Gaal.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| gaal | 2 |
| then gaal | 2 |
| meanwhile gaal | 1 |
| now gaal | 1 |
| of gaal | 1 |
| so gaal | 1 |
| when gaal | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and gaal | 5 |
| and when gaal | 1 |
| behold gaal | 1 |
| gaal | 1 |
| of gaal | 1 |
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Meanwhile, Gaal son of Ebed came with his brothers and crossed into Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem put their confidence in him.
Read word by wordThen Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? You are to serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem. Why should we serve Abimelech?
Read word by wordWhen Zebul the governor of the city heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed, he burned with anger.
Read word by wordSo he covertly sent messengers to Abimelech to say, “Look, Gaal son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem and are stirring up the city against you.
Read word by wordNow Gaal son of Ebed went out and stood at the entrance of the city gate just as Abimelech and his men came out from their hiding places.
Read word by wordWhen Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Look, people are coming down from the mountains!” But Zebul replied, “The shadows of the mountains look like men to you.”
Read word by wordThen Gaal spoke up again, “Look, people are coming down from the center of the land, and one company is coming by way of the Diviners’ Oak.”
Read word by wordSo Gaal went out before the leaders of Shechem and fought against Abimelech,
Read word by wordAbimelech stayed in Arumah, and Zebul drove Gaal and his brothers out of Shechem.
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