A primitive root, (rather identified with ga'al, through the idea of freeing, i.e. Repudiating); to soil or (figuratively) desecrate -- defile, pollute, stain.
1) to defile, pollute, desecrate 1a) (Niphal) to be defiled, be polluted 1b) (Piel) to pollute, desecrate 1c) (Pual) to be desecrated (of removal from priesthood) 1d) (Hiphil) to pollute, stain 1e) (Hithpael) to defile oneself Part of Speech: verb A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root Same Word by TWOT Number: 301
Brown-Driver-Briggs
II. [גָּאַל] verbdefile, late (compare גָּעַל) —
Niph`alPerfect3masculine plural נְגֹאֲלוּIsaiah 59:3; Lamentations 4:14, on form see Ges§ 51, 2, Köi. 265; ParticipleנִגְאָלָהZephaniah 3:1; — be defiled, hands with blood בַּדָּם, Isaiah 59:3 compare Lamentations 4:14; participle as substantive defiled, polluted oneZephaniah 3:1 of Jerusalem ("" מֹרְאָה; appositive הָעִיר הַיּוֺנָה).
Pi`elPerfect1plural suffix גֵּאַלְנוּךָMalachi 1:7pollute, desecrate, object ׳י (desecrated in his altar).
Pu`alImperfectוַיְגֹאֲלוּ מִןהַֿכְּהֻנָּהEzra 2:62=Nehemiah 7:64 construct pregnant and they were desecrated out of the priesthood, i.e. deposed, as desecrated one; Participleמְגֹאָל of bread laid on Yahweh's altar Malachi 1:7; of Yahweh's altar (table, שֻׁלְחָן) Malachi 1:12.
Hiph`ilPerfect1singular אֶגְאָ֑לְתִּיIsaiah 63:3 (on Aramaic form see Köi. 27 Ges§ 53 R. 6 but) read perhaps גֵּאָ֑לְתִּיPi`el, see GFMThLZ 1887, 292 compare also Gesl.c. N. Ol§ 255 b Sta§ 159 b, 3; — I have polluted, i.e. stained all my raiment.
Ezra 2:62 HEB:וְלֹ֣א נִמְצָ֑אוּ וַֽיְגֹאֲל֖וּ מִן־ הַכְּהֻנָּֽה׃ NAS: but they could not be located; therefore they were considered unclean [and excluded] from the priesthood. KJV: but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood. INT: could not be located unclean from the priesthood
Nehemiah 7:64 HEB:וְלֹ֣א נִמְצָ֑א וַיְגֹֽאֲל֖וּ מִן־ הַכְּהֻנָּֽה׃ NAS: but it could not be located; therefore they were considered unclean [and excluded] from the priesthood. KJV: but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood. INT: could not be located unclean from the priesthood
Isaiah 59:3 HEB:כִּ֤י כַפֵּיכֶם֙ נְגֹאֲל֣וּ בַדָּ֔ם וְאֶצְבְּעוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם NAS: For your hands are defiled with blood KJV: For your hands are defiled with blood, INT: For your hands are defiled blood and your fingers
Isaiah 63:3 HEB:וְכָל־ מַלְבּוּשַׁ֖י אֶגְאָֽלְתִּי׃ NAS: on My garments, And I stained all KJV: upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment. INT: all my raiment stained
Lamentations 4:14 HEB:עִוְרִים֙ בַּֽחוּצ֔וֹת נְגֹֽאֲל֖וּ בַּדָּ֑ם בְּלֹ֣א NAS: in the streets; They were defiled with blood KJV: [men] in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, INT: blind the streets were defiled blood no
Daniel 1:8 HEB:אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹֽא־ יִתְגָּאַ֛ל בְּפַתְבַּ֥ג הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ NAS: up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king's KJV: in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion INT: after not defile choice the king's
Daniel 1:8 HEB:אֲשֶׁ֖ר לֹ֥א יִתְגָּאָֽל׃ NAS: of the officials that he might not defile himself. KJV: of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. INT: after not defile
Zephaniah 3:1 HEB:ה֥וֹי מֹרְאָ֖ה וְנִגְאָלָ֑ה הָעִ֖יר הַיּוֹנָֽה׃ NAS: to her who is rebellious and defiled, The tyrannical KJV: to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing INT: Woe is filthy and defiled city the tyrannical
Malachi 1:7 HEB:מִזְבְּחִי֙ לֶ֣חֶם מְגֹאָ֔ל וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם בַּמֶּ֣ה NAS: [You] are presenting defiled food KJV: Ye offer polluted bread INT: my altar food defiled say How
Malachi 1:7 HEB:וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם בַּמֶּ֣ה גֵֽאַלְנ֑וּךָ בֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֕ם שֻׁלְחַ֥ן NAS: How have we defiled You?' In that you say, KJV: and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, INT: say How defiled you say the table
Malachi 1:12 HEB:שֻׁלְחַ֤ן אֲדֹנָי֙ מְגֹאָ֣ל ה֔וּא וְנִיב֖וֹ NAS: of the Lord is defiled, and as for its fruit, KJV: of the LORD [is] polluted; and the fruit INT: the table of the Lord is defiled he and the fruit
