# H1580 גָּמַל

גָּמַל (gâmal), Strong’s H1580: 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)…

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*gâmal* — 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]…

Occurs 37 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- גָּמַל vb. 1. deal fully or adequately with, deal out to. 2. wean. 3. ripen
- Qal
- a deal out to, do to
- b deal bountifully with
- c recompense, repay, requite
- 2 wean a child (complete his nursing)
- 3 trans. ripen, bear ripe (almonds)
- Niph. be weaned

## Where it occurs
- [Genesis 21:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/21?v=8) — The child grew and was weaned. Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.
- [Genesis 50:15](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/50?v=15) — When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be that Joseph will hate us, and will fully…
- [Genesis 50:17](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/50?v=17) — ‘You shall tell Joseph, “Now please forgive the disobedience of your brothers, and their sin, because they did evil to…
- [Numbers 17:23](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/numbers/17?v=23) — On the next day, Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony; and behold, Aaron’s rod for the house of Levi had sprouted…
- [Deuteronomy 32:6](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/deuteronomy/32?v=6) — Is this the way you repay the LORD, foolish and unwise people? Isn’t he your father who has bought you? He has made you…
- [1 Samuel 1:22](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/1?v=22) — But Hannah didn’t go up, for she said to her husband, “Not until the child is weaned; then I will bring him, that he…
- [1 Samuel 1:23](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/1?v=23) — Elkanah her husband said to her, “Do what seems good to you. Wait until you have weaned him; only may the LORD…
- [1 Samuel 1:24](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/1?v=24) — When she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bulls, and one efah of meal, and a container of wine, and…
- [1 Samuel 24:18](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/24?v=18) — He said to David, “You are more righteous than I; for you have done good to me, whereas I have done evil to you.
- [2 Samuel 19:37](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/19?v=37) — Your servant will just go over the Jordan with the king. Why should the king repay me with such a reward?