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| Name | Igal (Yigal, Yig'al) - יִגְאָל |
| Gender |  |
| Time of appearance | The Biblical Era |
| Meaning | In modern Hebrew, the name "יגאָל" sounds just like the verb "יגאַל" (the future tense masculine singular form of the verb לגאול [lig'ol]), which means: (he) will liberate. |
| History | Igal is the name of one of the spies Moses sent to search Canaan. This is also the name of one of King David's heros. |
| Citation | "And the Lord spake unto Moses saying: Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan which I give unto the children of Israel, of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them... Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph." Numbers 13, 1-7 |
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