גָּמַל gamal
Hebrew word for “to wean” · Strong’s H1580 · used 37 times in 32 verses
Meaning
1) to deal fully with, recompense;
How it is translated
Glosses given for gamal in context, with how often each is used:
- weaned 4
- has dealt out to 3
- dealt out to 2
- have dealt out to 2
- has dealt bountifully 2
- deal bountifully 2
- had ripened 1
- do you repay 1
- will be weaned 1
- wean 1
- had weaned she 1
- had weaned 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psalms | 10 | 0.5 | |
| 1 Samuel | 6 | 0.5 | |
| Isaiah | 6 | 0.4 | |
| Genesis | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Proverbs | 3 | 0.4 | |
| 2 Samuel | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Numbers | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Deuteronomy | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Kings | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Hosea | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Joel | 1 | 1.0 |
Chapters where it is used most
1 Samuel 1 (3), Genesis 50 (2), Genesis 21 (1), Numbers 17 (1), Deuteronomy 32 (1), 1 Samuel 24 (1), 2 Samuel 19 (1), 2 Samuel 22 (1), 1 Kings 11 (1), 2 Chronicles 20 (1)
Forms
- גמל 6
- יגמלני 3
- ויגמל 2
- גמלנו 2
- גמלך 2
- גמלים 2
- כגמל 2
- הגמל 1
- גמלוך 1
- תגמלו 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with gamal more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- רַע ra “bad” 7
- נֶפֶשׁ nephesh “soul” 5
- בֹּר bor “cleanness” 2
- שָׁלֵם salem “to complete” 3
- שׁוּב shuv “to return” 5
- פֶּרַח perach “flower” 2
- גְּמוּל gemul “recompense” 2
- נוּ nu “us” 3
- נִי ni “me” 4
- יָנַק yanaq “to suckle” 2
- אִם im “if” 4
- טוֹב tov “pleasant” 3
Key verses
The verses using gamal that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 50:17 — So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive…
- Deuteronomy 32:6 — Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee?
- 1 Samuel 24:17 — And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.
- Psalms 7:4 — If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)
- Psalms 18:20 — The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
- Psalms 116:7 — Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
- Psalms 137:8 — O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.
- Psalms 142:7 — Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.
- Isaiah 3:9 — The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded…
- Isaiah 28:9 — Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.
- Isaiah 63:7 — I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward…
- Joel 3:4 — Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and…
See all 32 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.