Strong's Lexicon

H1576

H1576 — גְּמוּל

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewgmuwlnoun mascOccurrences: 19TWOT: 360a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H1576
Word:	גְּמוּל
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from H1580
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	19
Transliteration:	gmuwl
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	ghem-ool'
Meaning:	1. treatment, i.e. an act (of good or ill) 2. (by implication) service or requital
KJV Renderings:	+ as hast served, benefit, desert, deserving, that which he hath given, recompense, reward.

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גְּמוּל noun masculine dealing, recompence, benefit — ׳ ג Ps 94:2 + 11 t.; suffix גְּמֻלְךָ Obad 1:15, etc.; plural suffix גְּמוּלָיו Ps 103:2 —

1. גְּמוּל יָדַיִם dealing of the hands Judg 9:16; Prov 12:14 ( יָשׁוּב לְ) Isa 3:11 (יֵעָשֶׂה לְ).

2. dealing, hence (from context) equivalent of dealing, recompence: with suffix Obad 1:15 גמלך ישׁוב בראשׁך, Joel 4:4; Joel 4:7 (הֵשִׁיב), so with הֵשִׁיב לְ Ps 28:4 שִׁלֵּם לְ Ps 137:8; Prov 19:17 absolutely גְּמוּל לְ (הֵשִׁיב) שִׁלֵם Isa 59:18 (twice in verse); Isa 66:6; Jer 51:6; Lam 3:64 עַל Joel 4:4; Ps 94:2; Isa 35:4 ׳ ג אלהים the recompence of God.

3. benefit: אַל תשׁכחי כל גמוליו Ps 103:2 כגמול עליו according to the benefit (done) unto him 2Chr 32:25

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

גמול (g’mool)

Judges 9:16

KJV: Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;

EHCC: according to the deserving of his hands;

Psalms 28:4

KJV: Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.

EHCC: render to them their desert,

Psalms 94:2

KJV: Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.

EHCC: render a reward to the proud.

Psalms 108:2

KJV: Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.

EHCC: forget not all Ais benefits:

Proverbs 12:14

KJV: A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.

EHCC: and the recompence of a man's

Proverbs 19:17

KJV: He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.that which…: or, his deed

EHCC: and that which he hath given (marg. or, his

Proverbs 35:4

EHCC: God (with) a recompence ;

Proverbs 59:18

EHCC: recompence to his enemies; to the islands

Proverbs 66:6

EHCC: the Lord that rendereth recompence

Jeremiah 51:6

KJV: Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the Lord’s vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.

EHCC: render unto her a recompence.

Lamentations 3:64

KJV: Render unto them a recompence, O Lord, according to the work of their hands.

EHCC: Render unto them a recompence,

Joel 3:4

KJV: Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head;

EHCC: 4:4( will i" render me a recompence ?