יגאל

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Third-person singular future form of גָּאַל (ga'ál, to redeem).

Proper noun

יִגְאָל • (yig'alm

  1. a male given name, Yig'al, Yigal, or Igal
    • Tanach, Numbers 13:7, with translation of the New International Version:
      לְמַטֵּה יִשָּׂשכָר יִגְאָל בֶּן יוֹסֵף.
      from the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph;
    • Tanach, 2 Samuel 23:36, with translation of the New International Version:
      יִגְאָל בֶּן נָתָן מִצֹּבָה בָּנִי הַגָּדִי.
      Igal son of Nathan from Zobah, the son of Haggadi,
    • Tanach, 1 Chronicles 3:22, with translation of the New International Version:
      וּבְנֵי שְׁכַנְיָה שְׁמַעְיָה וּבְנֵי שְׁמַעְיָה חַטּוּשׁ וְיִגְאָל וּבָרִיחַ וּנְעַרְיָה וְשָׁפָט שִׁשָּׁה.
      The descendants of Shekaniah: Shemaiah and his sons: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah and Shaphat—six in all.

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Etymology 2

Proper noun

יִגָּאֵל • (yiga'el)

  1. a male given name, Yigael