Lexical Definition

‎גָּעַל‎ gâʻal (gaw-al') to abhor ^H:V
a primitive root

abhor, fail, lothe, vilely cast away.

• to detest
• by implication, to reject

1) to abhor, loathe, be vilely cast away, fall
1a) (Qal) to abhor, loathe
1b) (Niphal) to be defiled
1c) (Hiphil) to reject as loathsome, show aversion

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎גָּעַל‎ verb abhor, loathe (Late Hebrew ‎געל‎ Nithpa.be fouled, Hiph`il rinse out with hot water; ‎גְּעִילָה‎ rejection; Aramaic ‎געל‎ Ithpe`el be fouled, soiled) —

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular ‎נָָּֽעֲלָה‎ Lev 26:43; Jer 14:19, ‎וְגָָֽעֲלָה‎ consecutive Lev 26:30 ‎גְּעַלְתִּים‎ Lev 26:44 ‎גָָּֽעֲלוּ‎ Ezek 16:45 Imperfect 3 feminine singular ‎תִּגְעַל‎ Lev 26:11; Lev 26:15 Participle feminine ‎גֹּעֶ֫לֶת‎ Ezek 16:45 (twice in verse); — abhor, loathe, (usually with accusative), Yahweh, his people Lev 26:11; Lev 26:30; Lev 26:44 (H) Jer 14:19 (with ‎בְּ‎); the people, Yahweh's statutes Lev 26:15; Lev 26:43 (H); Ezek 16:45 (twice in verse) women their husbands (figurative, in prophecy against Jerusalem). Niph`al ‎נִגְעַל מָגֵן גִּבּוֺרִים‎ 2Sam 1:21 the shield of heroes was defiled RVm VB Kirkp. but < is rejected, cast away (with loathing) Dr, compare Klo; ᵐ5 προσωχθίσθη. Hiph`il Imperfect ‎שׁוֺרוֺ עִבַּר‎ ‎וְלֹא יַֹגְעִ֑ל‎ Job 21:10 and doth not cause, or allow, (the cow) to reject as loathesome Ra De, compare Di¹; Di^{2, however, of bull}, cast away (semen), or shew aversion.

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