Strong's H1580 · Hebrew
גָּמַל
gâmal · /gaw-mal'/
Definition
to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e. (specifically) to wean
KJV: bestow on, deal bountifully, do (good), recompense, requite, reward, ripen, [phrase] serve, mean, yield.
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered גָּמַל across 32 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
32 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis3 verses
And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.
Genesis 50:15And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.
Genesis 50:17So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.
Deuteronomy1 verse
1 Samuel4 verses
But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever.
1 Samuel 1:23And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.
1 Samuel 1:24And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young.
1 Samuel 24:17And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.
2 Samuel2 verses
2 Chronicles1 verse
Psalms9 verses
If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)
Psalms 13:6I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.
Psalms 18:20The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
Psalms 103:10He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
Psalms 116:7Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
Psalms 119:17GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.
Psalms 131:2Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child. myself: Heb. my soul
Psalms 137:8O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. destroyed: Heb. wasted rewardeth: Heb. recompenseth unto thee thy deed which thou didst to us
Psalms 142:7Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.
Proverbs3 verses
Isaiah5 verses
The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
Isaiah 11:8And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. cockatrice: or, adders
Isaiah 18:5For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the branches.
Isaiah 28:9Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. doctrine: Heb. the hearing?
Isaiah 63:7I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H1580 (gâmal) mean?
to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e. (specifically) to wean
How many times does H1580 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H1580 (גָּמַל) appears in 32 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “weaned.”
How is gâmal translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H1580 is rendered as “weaned” (10×), “rewarded” (7×), “bountifully” (4×), “bestowed” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word גָּמַל come from?
a primitive root;