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Igal

יִגְאָלStrong’s H3008

yigal (yig-al)

Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Yigal is the Hebrew word usually translated “igal”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.

“Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.”
Numbers 13:7 KJV
Meaning
  1. Son of Joseph and a spy from the tribe of Issachar
  2. Son of Nathan of Zobah, one of David's mighty warriors
  3. A son of Shemaiah and descendant of Zerubbabel
  4. Son of Joseph and a spy from the tribe of Issachar
  5. Son of Nathan of Zobah, one of David's mighty warriors
  6. A son of Shemaiah and descendant of Zerubbabel
  7. Son of Joseph and a spy from the tribe of Issachar
  8. Son of Nathan of Zobah, one of David's mighty warriors
  9. A son of Shemaiah and descendant of Zerubbabel
How it's translated
  • igal 2
  • and igal 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Numbers 1
  • 2 Samuel 1
  • 1 Chronicles 1

3 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary

יִגְאָל yigal · Igal

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.13.7; son of: Joseph (H3130H) § Igal or Igeal = "He redeems" 1) son of Joseph and a spy from the tribe of Issachar 2) son of Nathan of Zobah, one of David's mighty warriors 3) a son of Shemaiah and descendant of Zerubbabel

יִגְאָל yigal · Igal

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Sa.23.36; son of: Nathan (H5416I) § Igal or Igeal = "He redeems" 1) son of Joseph and a spy from the tribe of Issachar 2) son of Nathan of Zobah, one of David's mighty warriors 3) a son of Shemaiah and descendant of Zerubbabel

יִגְאָל yigal · Igal

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.3.22; son of: Shemaiah (H8098B); brother of: Hattush (H2407), Bariah (H1282), Neariah (H5294) and Shaphat (H8202I) § Igal or Igeal = "He redeems" 1) son of Joseph and a spy from the tribe of Issachar 2) son of Nathan of Zobah, one of David's mighty warriors 3) a son of Shemaiah and descendant of Zerubbabel

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.