gaal · Gaal

What it means

gaal (גַּעַל) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Gaal”.

Son of Ebed, who stirred up the people of Shechem against Abimelech. The name means "loathing."

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Judges 9:26

  Gaal son of Ebed came with his brothers, and they passed into Shechem, and the lords of Shechem trusted in him.

• Judges 9:28

  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 Zebul his officer? Serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem! And why should we serve him?

• Judges 9:30

  Zebul, the chief of the city, heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed, and his anger burned.

• Judges 9:31

  He sent messengers to Abimelech deceitfully, saying, “Look, Gaal son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem, and look, they are stirring up the city against you.

• Judges 9:35

  Gaal son of Ebed went out and stood at the entrance of the gate of the city; and Abimelech rose from the place of ambush, with the people who were with him.

• Judges 9:36

  Gaal saw the people and said to Zebul, “Look, people are coming down from the tops of the mountains.” Zebul said to him, “The shadow of the mountains you are seeing as men.”

• Judges 9:37

  Gaal again spoke and said, “Look, people are coming down from the center of the land, and one company is coming by the way of the oak of Meonenim.”

• Judges 9:39

  Gaal went out before the lords of Shechem and fought against Abimelech.

• Judges 9:41

  Abimelech stayed at Arumah, and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brothers, so that they could not live in Shechem.