גזל

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ג־ז־ל (g-z-l)

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Pronunciation

Verb

גָּזַל • (gazál) (pa'al construction, Biblical Hebrew pausal form גָּזָל) (archaic)

  1. (transitive) (He/it) stole (something).
    • Tanach, Ezekiel 18:12, with Young's Literal Translation:
      עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן הוֹנָה גְּזֵלוֹת גָּזָל
      The afflicted and needy he hath oppressed, Plunder he hath taken violently away
    • c. 200, Mishnah, Bava Kamma chapter 10:
      […] גזלו לסתים את כסותו ונתנו לו כסות אחרת […]
      bandits stole his coat and gave him another coat,
  2. (intransitive) (He/it) stole.
    • c. 200, Mishnah, Bava Kamma chapter 10:
      הגוזל ומאכיל את בניו והניח לפניהם פטורים מלשלם
      one who stole and fed it to his children, or left it in front of them, are exempt from making restitution.
  3. (ditransitive) (He/it) stole (something) from (someone).
    • c. 200, Mishnah, Bava Kamma chapter 9:
      הגוזל את חברו שוה פרוטה ונשבע לו […]
      If one robbed his friend the value of a perutah and swore to him

Conjugation

Conjugation of גָּזַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first גָּזַלְתִּי גָּזַלְנוּ
second גָּזַלְתָּ גָּזַלְתְּ גְּזַלְתֶּם1 גְּזַלְתֶּן1
third גָּזַל גָּזְלָה גָּזְלוּ
present גּוֹזֵל גּוֹזֶלֶת גּוֹזְלִים גּוֹזְלוֹת
future first אגזול / אֶגְזֹל נגזול / נִגְזֹל
second תגזול / תִּגְזֹל תִּגְזְלִי תִּגְזְלוּ תגזולנה / תִּגְזֹלְנָה2
third יגזול / יִגְזֹל תגזול / תִּגְזֹל יִגְזְלוּ תגזולנה / תִּגְזֹלְנָה2
imperative גזול / גְּזֹל גִּזְלִי גִּזְלוּ גזולנה / גְּזֹלְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced גָּזַלְתֶּם and גָּזַלְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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