גָּזַל (gâzal) — Catch
Hebrew word study: גָּזַל (gâzal), Strong's H1497. to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob
KJV translation words: catch, consume, exercise (robbery), pluck (off), rob, spoil, take away (by force, violence), tear.
Strong's H1497 is tagged on 30 words in 30 verses across 14 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 21:25 and last appears in Malachi 1:13.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 30)
- Genesis 21:25 — גָּזְלוּ — they had seized
- Genesis 31:31 — תִּגְזֹל — you should tear away
- Leviticus 6:4 — גָּזָל — he robbed
- Leviticus 19:13 — תִגְזֹל — you will rob him
- Deuteronomy 28:29 — וְגָזוּל — and robbed
- Deuteronomy 28:31 — גָּזוּל — will be seized
- Judges 9:25 — וַיִּגְזְלוּ — and they robbed
- Judges 21:23 — גָּזָלוּ — they seized
- 2 Samuel 23:21 — וַיִּגְזֹל — and he seized
- 1 Chronicles 11:23 — וַיִּגְזֹל — and he tore away
- Job 20:19 — גָּזַל — he has seized
- Job 24:2 — גָּזְלוּ — they seize
- Job 24:9 — יִגְזְלוּ — people tear away
- Job 24:19 — יִגְזְלוּ — they snatch away
- Psalms 35:10 — מִגֹּזְלוֹ — from one who robs him
- Psalms 69:4 — גָזַלְתִּי — I stole
- Proverbs 4:16 — וְנִגְזְלָה — and it is taken away
- Proverbs 22:22 — תִּגְזָל — you rob
- Proverbs 28:24 — גּוֹזֵל — one who robs
- Isaiah 10:2 — וְלִגְזֹל — and to take away
- Jeremiah 21:12 — גָזוּל — one who has been robbed
- Jeremiah 22:3 — גָזוּל — one who has been robbed
- Ezekiel 18:7 — יִגְזֹל — he robbed
- Ezekiel 18:12 — גָּזָל — he has robbed
- Ezekiel 18:16 — גָזָל — he has robbed
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H1469 גּוֹזָל (gôwzâl), H1498 גָּזֵל (gâzêl), H1499 גֵּזֶל (gêzel).
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Frequently asked questions
What does gâzal (H1497) mean?
To pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob.
How is H1497 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H1497 as: catch, consume, exercise (robbery), pluck (off), rob, spoil, take away (by force, violence), tear..
How often does גָּזַל (gâzal) appear?
Strong's H1497 is tagged on 30 words in 30 verses across 14 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 21:25 and last appears in Malachi 1:13.
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