redeemed

Hebrew translation: nig'al etc - see below

02:06 Mar 17, 2007

English to Hebrew translations [Non-PRO]
Religion

English term or phrase: redeemed

redeemed, as in made new.

Amanda Brock

Hebrew translation:nig'al etc - see below

Explanation:
Masculine singular:
nig'al
נגאל
nun-gimel-alef-lamed

Feminine singular:
nig'ala
נגאלה
nun-gimel-alef-lamed-heh

Plural:
nig'alu
נגאלו
nun-gimel-alef-lamed-vav

Very important: these are verbs, not adjectives.

If you want an adjective ('He is [a] redeemed [person]', as against the verb in 'He/she/they was/were redeemed'), then, in the same order as above:

ga'ul
גאול

ge'ula
גאולה

ge'ulim (m. pl.)
גאולים

ge'ulot (f. pl.)
גאולות

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Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2007-03-18 09:02:17 GMT)
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Yes, "I am redeemed" = "ani ge'ula" would work very well for the first person feminine singular:

אני גאולה

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Eynnat

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5 +3

נגאל

Doron Greenspan MITI

5 +1

nig'al etc - see below

Eynnat

גאל/נגאל

Chaya Cohen

Answers

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

נגאל

Explanation:
In the sense of "redeemed himself from evil/sin":
נגאל [nig'al], or
זכה לגאולה [zaha le'geu'la]. ["h" - as in the Scottish "loch".]

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Note added at 5 hrs (2007-03-17 07:16:09 GMT)
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Of course, I referred to the passive, but the active is:
גאל [ga'al].

Doron Greenspan MITI
Israel
Local time: 08:38
Native speaker of:

Hebrew,

English
PRO pts in category: 14

18 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

nig'al etc - see below

Eynnat

Notes to answerer

Asker: if i wanted to say "I am redeemed" . . . would I just use the feminine of the adjective form?

31 days confidence:

גאל/נגאל

Explanation:
The translation depends on the context and the grammer: גאל
means redemption only in Messiac terms; otherwise it means to be freed/released and it exists only in the passive
There is no such expression as "אני גאולה" apart from it being a girls' name. there are many other words which express "renewal"

Chaya Cohen
Israel
Local time: 08:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Hebrew

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