Jigal

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Jigal is the name of three people in the Old Testament .

etymology

The Hebrew personal name יִגְאָל jig'āl is the short form of a verb sentence name, consisting of subject and predicate, whereby the subject, which is also theophoric element , has failed. The predicate belongs to the root גאל g'l "(redeem)", so that the name can be translated as "(God) has redeemed". This meaning relates to the context of the child's birth, through which God redeems parents from childlessness . The past tense form should be translated as past, as is customary at the language level of ancient Hebrew personal names. A translation as “(God) may redeem”, as suggested by Martin Noth , is therefore unlikely.

The Septuagint gives the name as Ιγααλ igaal .

Jigal, son of Joseph

In Num 14  EU , Moses is assigned by YHWH to send out spies to explore the land of Canaan , one from each tribe. Jigal, the son of Joseph, is sent for the tribe of Issachar ( Num 13.7  EU ).

Jigal, son of Natan

In 2 Sam 23.36  EU Jigal, son of Natan, is one of the thirty heroes of King David . He comes from Zoba.

Jigal, son of Sheechanja

1 Chr 3,22  EU mentions Jigal as the third eldest son of Sheechanja together with his brothers Schemaja , Hattusch, Bariach, Nearja and Schafat . He is afifth generationdescendant of King Jehoiachin and the 23rd generation of King David's descendant.

literature

  • Martin Noth : The Israelite personal names in the context of the common emitic naming , Stuttgart: Kohlhammer, 1928, p. 28.200.244.
  • Hans Rechenmacher : Old Hebrew personal names. Münster 2012, pp. 85-89.158f.205.