H1350 גָּאַל (gaw-al')

KJV renderings

[idiom] in any wise, [idiom] at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger.

Strong's definition

to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)

Derivation

a primitive root, to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e.

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