גָּמַל

vb. deal fully or adequately with, deal out to. wean. ripen (Assyrian gamâlu, deal with, benefit, e.g. VR 35:19; NH גָּמַל, Aramaic גְּמַל; v. Palm. n.pr. אגמלא Vog.No. 124, Nab.n.pr.f. גמלת Vog.Nab. sub No. 7; perhaps orig. complete, accomplish, cogn. גמר;—Arabic جَمَلَ is collect, جَمُلَ / جَمِلَ be beautiful, goodly)— Pf. ψ 13:6 +; Impf. יִגְמֹל Nu 17:23 +; Imv. גְּמֹל ψ 119:17; Inf. גָּמְלֵךְ, גָּמְלָהּ 1 S 1:23; Pt. גֹּמֵל Pr 11:17 +; pass. גָּמוּל Is 11:8; גָּמֻל ψ 131:2(×2);— deal out to, do to, c. 2 acc. גְּמָלַתְהוּ טוֹב וְלֹא רָע she doeth him good and not evil Pr 31:12; כִּי אַתָּה גְּמַלְתַּנִי הַטּוֹבָה וַאֲנִי גְּמַלְתִּיךָ הָֽרָעָה for thou hast done unto me the good but I have done unto thee the evil 1 S 24:18; do evil (ה)רע unto Gn 50:15, 17 Pr 3:30; c. לְ pers. Is 3:9; do good unto, 2 acc. Is 63:7(×2); cf. also גֹּמֵל נַפְשׁוֹ אִישׁ חֶסֶד Pr 11:17. with עַל pers. deal bountifully with ψ 13:6; 116:7; 119:17; 142:8; c. acc. pers. reward 2 S 22:21 (= ψ 18:21), perhaps also לָמָּה יִגְמְלֵנִי הַגְּמוּלָה הַזֹּאת why should he reward me with this reward? 2 S 19:37. recompense, repay, requite, in a bad sense, with 2 acc. ψ 7:5; with לְ pers. Dt 32:6 ψ 137:8; with עַל pers. 2 Ch. 20:11 ψ 103:10 Jo 4:4. wean a child (complete his nursing) 1 S 1:23(×2), 24 1 K 11:20 Ho 1:8; גָּמוּל weaned child ψ 131:2(×2) Is 11:8; גְּמוּלֵי מֵחָלָב weaned from milk Is 28:9. trans. ripen, bear ripe (almonds) Nu 17:23; intrans. become ripe (grapes) Is 18:5. Impf. יִגָּמֵל 1 S 1:22; וַיִּגָּמַ֑ל Gn 21:8; Inf. הִגָּמֵל Gn 21:8;—be weaned.