BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1583
gam.li.el — Gamaliel
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.1.10; son of: Pedahzur (H6301) § Gamaliel = "reward of God" son of Pedahzur and the leader of the tribe of Manasseh in the wilderness
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1059
Gamaliēl — Gamaliel
Γαμαλιήλ, ὁ (Heb. גַּמְלִיאֵל), Gamaliel the elder, a Pharisee and Doctor of the Law: Act.5:34 22:3.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6301
pe.da.h.tsur — Pedahzur
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.1.10; father of: Gamaliel (H1583) § Pedahzur = "the Rock has ransomed" father of Gamaliel who was the chief of the tribe of Manasseh at the time of the exodus
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Reward of God. (1.) A chief of the tribe of Manasseh at the census at Sinai (Num. 1:10; 2:20; 7:54, 59). (2.) The son of rabbi Simeon, and grandson of the famous rabbi Hillel. He was a Pharisse, and therefore the opponent of the party of the Sadducees. He was noted for his learning, and was president of the Sanhedrim during the regins of Tiberius, Caligula, and Claudius, and died, it is said, about eighteen years before the destruction of Jerusalem. When the apostles were brought before the council, charged with preaching the resurrection of Jesus, as a zealous Pharisee Gamaliel councelled moderation and calmness. By a reference to well-known events, he advised them to “refrain from these men.” If their work or counsel was of man, it would come to nothing; but if it was of God, they could not destroy it, and therefore ought to be on their guard lest they should be “found fighting against God” (Acts 5:34-40). Paul was one of his disciples (22:3).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
