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robbery, thing taken away by violence

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(breaking, riving). Oppression, pillage, and thievery formed almost an employment among nomad tribes (Gen. 16:12¹²And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren. (Genesis 16:12); Judg. 2:14¹⁴And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies. (Judges 2:14); Luke 10:30³⁰And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. (Luke 10:30); John 18:40⁴⁰Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber. (John 18:40)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

1498 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

gazel

Phonic:

gaw-zale’

Meaning:

from 1497; robbery, or (concretely) plunder

KJV Usage:

robbery, thing taken away by violence