גָּזֵל
gazel · robbery
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H1498 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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gazel (גָּזֵל) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “robbery”.
What is taken by force.
How to say it
ga·zel
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.
Its senses in the Bible
- What is taken by force.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Leviticus 6:2
“When a person sins and commits unfaithfulness against YHWH by lying to his neighbor about a deposit or a pledge or a robbery, or has exploited his neighbor,
- Psalms 62:10
Do not trust in extortion, and in robbery do not become vain; if wealth increases, do not set your heart on it.
- Isaiah 61:8
For I, YHWH, love justice; I hate robbery with burnt offering; and I will give their wages in truth, and an eternal covenant I will make with them.
- Ezekiel 22:29
The people of the land have practiced exploitation and committed robbery, and the poor and the needy they have oppressed, and the resident alien they have exploited without justice.