H1350b H1350b
My redemption - abstract noun for the act of redeeming/delivering, possibly 'my redeemed ones'
This enigmatic form in Isaiah 63:4 could be understood as either an abstract noun 'my redemption' or a concrete collective 'my redeemed ones.' The ancient versions differ, with the Greek, Syriac, and Vulgate supporting 'redemption,' while some read it as 'my ransomed/released people.' The possessive suffix emphasizes Yahweh's personal stake in the deliverance. The context speaks of divine vengeance and salvation—the year of redemption when God acts decisively to deliver His people and judge their oppressors.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Isaiah 63:4 declares, 'For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redemption had come.' The parallel with 'day of vengeance' suggests a appointed time for God's saving intervention. Spanish 'mis redimidos' takes the concrete reading (my redeemed ones), while others preserve the abstract form. French and German bracket the Hebrew, acknowledging the exegetical uncertainty surrounding this unique grammatical formation. 1×
AR["مَفْدِيِّيَّ"]·ben["আমার-মুক্তির"]·DE["[גאולי]"]·EN["My-redemption"]·FR["[גאולי]"]·heb["גאולי"]·HI["छुटकारे-मेरे-का"]·ID["penebusan-Ku"]·IT["[גאולי]"]·jav["panebusan-Kawula"]·KO["나의-구속의"]·PT["remidos-meus"]·RU["искупленных-Моих"]·ES["mis-redimidos"]·SW["wa-ukombozi-wangu"]·TR["kurtarilmislarimin"]·urd["میرے-چھڑائے-ہوؤں-کا"]
Related Senses
H5414 1. give, bestow (1855×)H3947 1. take, seize, grasp (Qal) (940×)G2192 1. possess / have (680×)G1325 1. give, bestow (336×)H5159 1. inherited land or property (170×)G2983 1. receive, obtain (134×)H3423 1. Qal: take possession of land (130×)G2983 2. take, take up (113×)G2398 1. one's own, belonging to oneself (91×)G3860 1. hand over, deliver to custody (78×)H7998 1. spoil, plunder, booty (74×)G1325 2. be given, be granted (70×)H5414 2. put, place, set (68×)H7999a 1. pay, repay, recompense (63×)H7069 1. Buy, purchase (59×)H1892 1. vanity, futility, absurdity (58×)H5159 2. heritage as covenant portion (52×)H6299 1. redeem or ransom (Qal active) (49×)H4376 1. Sell (Qal active) (47×)H1350a 1. Redeem, buy back (46×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† גְּאוּלִים Is 63:4, in שְׁנַת גְּאוּלַי, n.abstr. redemption, according to 𝔊 𝔖 𝔙 Ges Hi De MV Che Di RVm; then either pl. abstr. sf. year of (my) redemption (so most); or abstr. form. in י—, after Syriac analogy, Lag Symm. ii. 101 f. Sem. i. 19, 68. BN 192 (𝔊 om. my); but my ransomed (released) ones Ew Br Brd AV RV cf. sub גאל supra.