1498. gazel
Strong's Lexicon
gazel: Plunder, robbery, violence

Original Word: גָּזֵל
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: gazel
Pronunciation: gah-ZAYL
Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-zale')
Definition: Plunder, robbery, violence
Meaning: robbery, plunder

Word Origin: Derived from the root גָּזַל (gazal), meaning "to tear away" or "to seize."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Strong's Greek 724: ἁρπαγή (harpagē) – meaning "plunder" or "robbery."

- Strong's Greek 727: ἁρπακτής (harpaktēs) – meaning "robber" or "extortioner."

Usage: The term "gazel" refers to the act of taking something by force, often associated with robbery or plunder. It conveys a sense of violence and injustice, highlighting the wrongful seizure of property or possessions. In the biblical context, it is used to describe acts that are contrary to God's laws of justice and righteousness.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the concept of justice was deeply rooted in the covenantal relationship between God and His people. The act of "gazel" was not only a crime against individuals but also an affront to the divine order established by God. The Law of Moses provided specific commandments against theft and robbery, emphasizing restitution and the restoration of what was taken. In a society where community and family ties were strong, acts of "gazel" disrupted social harmony and were severely condemned.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from gazal
Definition
robbery
NASB Translation
denial (1), robbery (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
גָּזֵל noun [masculine] robbery — absolute גָּזֵל Leviticus 5:21 3t. + Ezekiel 18:18 compare below; construct גֵּזֶל Ecclesiastes 5:7; Ezekiel 18:18 (but compare below); — robbery Leviticus 5:21 (P) Psalm 62:11 ("" עשֶׁק) Isaiah 61:8; = thing plundered, taken as plunder, as plunder, accusative of congnate meaning with verb Ezekiel 22:29 (גָּזַל גָּזֵל); figurative גֵּזֶל משפט = wresting of justice (compare Isaiah 10:2) Ecclesiastes 5:7. — Ezekiel 18:18 has גֵּזֶל אָח, but ᵐ5 Co strike out אח; read then גָּזֵל. — compare LagBN 172.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
robbery, thing taken away by violence

From gazal; robbery, or (concretely) plunder -- robbery, thing taken away by violence.

see HEBREW gazal

Forms and Transliterations
בְגָזֵ֔ל בגזל גָּזֵ֑ל גָזֵ֖ל גזל וּבְגָזֵ֪ל ובגזל ḇə·ḡā·zêl ḇəḡāzêl gā·zêl ḡā·zêl gaZel gāzêl ḡāzêl ū·ḇə·ḡā·zêl ūḇəḡāzêl uvegaZel vegaZel
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Englishman's Concordance
Leviticus 6:2
HEB: יָד֙ א֣וֹ בְגָזֵ֔ל א֖וֹ עָשַׁ֥ק
NAS: [to him], or through robbery, or
KJV: him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived
INT: entrusted or robbery or has extorted

Psalm 62:10
HEB: תִּבְטְח֣וּ בְעֹשֶׁק֮ וּבְגָזֵ֪ל אַל־ תֶּ֫הְבָּ֥לוּ
NAS: And do not vainly hope in robbery; If
KJV: and become not vain in robbery: if riches
INT: trust oppression robbery not vainly

Isaiah 61:8
HEB: מִשְׁפָּ֔ט שֹׂנֵ֥א גָזֵ֖ל בְּעוֹלָ֑ה וְנָתַתִּ֤י
NAS: I hate robbery in the burnt offering;
KJV: I hate robbery for burnt offering;
INT: justice hate robbery the burnt give

Ezekiel 22:29
HEB: עֹ֔שֶׁק וְגָזְל֖וּ גָּזֵ֑ל וְעָנִ֤י וְאֶבְיוֹן֙
NAS: and committed robbery, and they have wronged
KJV: and exercised robbery, and have vexed
INT: oppression and committed robbery the poor and needy

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1498
4 Occurrences


ḡā·zêl — 2 Occ.
ū·ḇə·ḡā·zêl — 1 Occ.
ḇə·ḡā·zêl — 1 Occ.
















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