גָּזַל (gāzal) is a Hebrew verb meaning tear away. It appears 30 times in 14 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H1497).

Also rendered

• to plunder

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 337)

Root family 337: גָּזַל gāzal — seize, tear off, pull off, take away by force, rob

• גְּזֵלָה gĕzēlâ — plunder
• גָּזֵל gāzēl — robbery
• גּוֹזָל gôzāl — young of birds

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