{"def":{"short":"to redeem (according to the Middle Eastern law of kinship), i.e., to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)","long":["to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer, avenge, revenge, ransom, do the part of a kinsman",["(Qal)",["to act as kinsman, do the part of next of kin, act as kinsman-redeemer",["by marrying brother's widow to beget a child for him, to redeem from slavery, to redeem land, to exact vengeance"],"to redeem (by payment)","to redeem (with God as subject)",["individuals from death","Israel from Egyptian bondage","Israel from exile"]],"(Niphal)",["to redeem oneself","to be redeemed"]]]},"deriv":"a primitive root","pronun":{"ipa":"ɡɔːˈʔɑl","ipa_mod":"ɡɑːˈʔɑl","sbl":"gāʾal","dic":"ɡaw-AL","dic_mod":"ɡa-AL"}}