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Igal — the meaning of the Hebrew name יִגְאָל
יִגְאָל
Yigʼâl · pronounced yig-awl' · Strong's H3008 · a man · also spelled Igeal
Igal means avenger.
Built from
גָּאַלgâʼal(from, H1350) — to redeem (according to the Oriental 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.) open in the lexicon ›
Strong's definition
from H1350; avenger; Jigal, the name of three Israelites.
First appearance
Num 13:7 Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph. (KJV)
