goel
nounEtymology Borrowed from Hebrew גוֹאֵל (goél, “he redeems”).
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Biblical, Lifestyle, Religion Historical A person who, as the nearest relative of another, has certain obligations toward them, such as having to free them from slavery, to repurchase their property if sold through poverty, and to avenge their murder.
- The go·el neutralizes the deleterious effect of the blood of the slain, restoring the ecologic balance.2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 963:
- Derived terms
- goelism